One late night in a town in Northern California, Yazmyn, an angered and neglected teen, walks home from a school outing where she crosses paths with an eerie man, on a suspiciously empty street. He does something to her that changes her life forever; a change that draws her to someone else who brings balance to the years of her pain and neglect. The Rebirth is the freshman novella by teen author Jay Celeste. It tells the story of one teen's struggle to keep life the same in the face of a horrifying, life-altering encounter, and all that comes along with it. Will she succeed, or will she make a decision that will shatter her reality forever? Find out as you follow Yazmyn's journey from pain and confusion, to true love and keen self-awareness; and, the inevitable, tragic consequences that will forever seal her destiny.