Always Never Yours

Gr 9 Up—Megan Harper has always played a supporting character in her own life. Every boyfriend she has had has found a better match right after breaking up with her. It feels like she doesn't even belong in her own family lately; her father and stepmother are starting a new family and planning to move across the country once she graduates from high school. Megan has one true passion in life: directing theater productions. She is excited to hopefully attend a local theater program for college, but first she must get an acting credit. She hopes for a small role, but is surprised when she is cast as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, opposite her best friend's boyfriend who also happens to be Megan's most recent ex. When she falls for a stagehand named Will, she enlists the help of her new friend Owen Okita to land the new guy. It's Owen, however, who truly sees Megan for who she is. Megan is no wallflower and she doesn't subscribe to any conventions when it comes to romance and sex. She is a direct young woman who doesn't play games but also doesn't yet know what she really wants. The diverse cast includes a Japanese American love interest and a black, gay friend who struggles in a relationship with a boy who is still in the closet, in addition to the white female lead.