By the way, this is an excellent book: "A Abundance of Katherines", by John Green.
It's a book for teens, about teens, but really it's for everyone--for those who are, or some day will be, parents of teens, too. It's about the uneasiness and confusion and angst teens feel, but also about how they can perhaps get out of it and "get real." It's about how to "matter"--and that one way is to have, and be connected to, friends. A good read.
