Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden was published in 1982 and is one of the first books written that deals with two young girls who fall in love and despite what their families say about their relationship, they try to stay together.  Liza who is the narrator of the story meets and befriends Annie as they discover many things they have in common.  Arts, music and beautiful gardens, as they become closer their relationship is found out and reported to the private school that Liza attends.  The "outting" by another teacher at Liza's school only creates more problems that she has to deal with when students treat her as an outcast. How Liza and Annie work through it all is a sign of how well done the story is and the reason it is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

As I read this book, I found myself thinking of the song "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian and it gave me more appreciation of how hard young people who meet someone and fall in love.  Though this story was wrtten 25 years ago, it is still relevant to want teens go through when they live outside what is considered "normal."