Teens

Picture this: You're about to start your senior year in high school; you have lots of friends; you're good at sports; you're even well dressed. From all outward appearances, you've got it made. But what others don't know is that somehow or other you keep disappointing the person whose opinion matters to you more than anyone else's...your dad's. Sure, maybe you're made a few mistakes, but in his eyes, you can't do anything right. And you're starting to believe him.

So your self esteem takes a nose dive and on top of that, after your most recent exercise in poor judgement, you are sent away to live in a trailer park with your glam rocker uncle whom you barely know. What good can possibly come of this?

This is Liam Geller's story, written by K. L. Going, and it is funny on many levels. But it's also a sad commentary on how damaging relationships--with parents, kids, friends--can be when one person forgets to consider the feelings of the other person. It's such a simple and universal theme...in fact, I'd be surprised if you don't recognize someone you know before you finish the book.