Right Behind You by Gail Giles

Kip McFarland lost his mom to cancer when he was a little boy.  In a fit of anger and jealousy while his dad and aunt were fighting about custody, Kip lit a seven year old boy on fire and killed him.  It's a painful secret to carry, even in the therapy home he's sent to. Kip discovers the toll it has taken on his dad, and eventually gets a new shot at life as a teenager with a new identity and moves from Alaska to Indiana.  He allows the past to catch up to him, though, and realizes he can't continue to outrun the past.  When can he forgive himself?  When can he trust others, too?  In a book similar to What Happened To Cass McBride, Gail Giles has written an introspective book that forces characters to analyze their values, morals, and beliefs-- and question their trust in themselves and others.  This YA literature is a little slow through the first third (Kip in therapy), but the subject matter keeps the pages turning.  It's the second half of the book that offers Giles at her best as Wade (Kip's new identity) struggles to earn the trust of those he loves-- most especially himself.  I think this will have broad appeal to guys and girls in high school.