*giggle* *snort* I also read these books, mostly between 6th and 8th grade... Diane Duane's I remember to be some of my favorites. Also, Killing Time. :) It didn't occur to be until much later that the main draw was the relationship between the two central characters... :)

I still remember the first time I actually saw the Pon Farr episode... what an eye-opener. ;0