A brave teen must decide what is worth fighting for in Whitney Hormuth's riveting debut, "Look Beyond."

As Angie nears her high school graduation, all she feels is terror. Not because of her uncertain future, but because of what comes beforehand: her town's ancient and deadly rite of passage.

Upon turning eighteen years old, residents are required to jump off a cliff into the town's sacred stream-an act that has been going on for centuries and is believed to prepare them for the future and eventual afterlife.

While many teenagers train for years in order to achieve the perfect...