Books like Crystal

This is the most intellient V.C. book I've read so far and it is also one of my favorites. I refuse to believe that the two facts are unrelated.Following in the vein of its predecessor, "Crystal" is about a smart science-loving teen girl who has grown up in an orphanage. She is adopted by Thelma and Karl Morris, an odd couple who are unable to have their own biological children. Crystal likes them, but she doesn't really understand them- Karl is economical to the point of obsession, and Thelma is more interested in the fictional characters in her books and soap operas than she is in real life. As she settles in, Crystal also has to deal with catty high school girls and the interesting young neighbor, Bernie, who ends up being her first kiss. In the end, disaster strikes, and Crystal's too-good-to-be-true new family comes to a halt.Another short read, but much different than Andrews' other novels. No sexually aggressive creeper, not abusive female caregiver, no psychotic breaks. Pretty tame, actually. But Crystal was funny and intelligent and I'd like to read more of her in the tie-in novel, "Runaways".