My Friend Eli

Tori Griffin is a high school sophomore with a lot on her plate.

            

First, there's the issue of her ex-boyfriend: who wants to get back together, then suddenly has a new girlfriend, who also happens to be Tori's new lab partner.

            

Then, there's her father. What is he hiding, and who is on the other end of the phone during those lengthy conversations? And, more importantly, what is the cause of the frequent fighting between her parents?

            

Why does Iris, the lab partner, seem to hate Tori? And does she really think that Tori and her friend Eli would make a good couple? Why is she so protective of her brother Henry? What really happened leading up to their move from rural Kentucky to small-town Ohio?

            

What is Eli hiding from her, and why is Paige lying when she said she'd go home?

          

And the new English teacher: What does he have against Tori? Does he know more than he says?