I recommend Graffiti Moon. 
 ***** 
 POETIC. 
 Graffiti Moon stole my heart! Cath Crowley writes beautifully that I can't help but smile, sigh, fall in love. 
 Lucy is in search of a graffiti artist named Shadow. There's something about his works that spoke to her, get to her. Lucy thought that Shadow understands art and in turn, understands her. Little did she know that a disastrous date from year ten plays a part on Shadow's current state. I really like Lucy! She's feisty, smart, and weird in a good way. She values honesty and frankness very much. Her fascination with glass blowing and with Shadow's art is infectious. Ed is just trying to get by his so-called-life one day at a time. Without a girlfriend, a job, a father figure - Ed thought he'll never get out alive from their town. He lost hope that there is something good for him in the future. I love Ed! He's conflicted, sad, frustrated and morose. The only outlet he has from having a hard life is through his paintings. His character is so believable that my heart went for him. His relationship with Bert is the one that touches me the most. On the other hand, Leo and Jazz are both insane and I love 'em! 
 Crowley's writing style is... lyrical; I suppose that's the word. It enchanted me to reading between the lines, imagining the vivid pictures of Lucy's glass-blowing and Ed's wall-painting, and nodding to myself, "Yes, I can see what you see, feel what you feel." I am there with them and that makes Crowley very effective in her writing. 
 There's nothing you can do for me now, Bert. You're dead, and I'm buried. 
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 'I can show you how to get the ship in the bottle,' she says. 'If you want.' 
 'I don't know. Seems like a lot of trouble for a boat that's going nowhere.' 
 I love these scenes: (1) Lucy and Ed talking with their hands in front of their eyes, (2) Lucy and Ed talking about Lucy's Fleet of Memories, and (3) Lucy and Ed finally and really meeting for the first time after a night of chasing Shadow. 
 Graffiti Moon made me laugh often. It may seemed foolish for Lucy to chase Shadow who she doesn't even know, but on that one night, everything made sense. Her parents not living in the same house. Her jerk of a date in year ten. Even Ed's bleak future doesn't look so bleak anymore. Lucy & Ed's story unfolded very nicely and wrapped up in such a feel good way. So you better pick it up. It is one of the best contemporary YA novels I've read this year.