Jana and Shep have known each other for years. And now that Jana is almost seventeen, she wants Shep to be more than just her good friend. But Shep asks Holly to the May dance.

Hurt, Jana throws herself into a new part-time job at the department store. It's not very exciting, but there's Ross Dantine to talk to. Jana is flattered when he asks her out. She likes Ross very much, but she can't stop thinking of Shep, even though she knows it's time to let him go.... [text from book jacket]