Wow, this was such a surprise and I loved it. Relatively short, written by creator of Veronica Mars (am unfamiliar with show but I can see he knows teenagers). A raw and honest look at a teen trying to put his life back together. Really short and is essentially his essay assigned by his guidance counselor. Set between roughly 91-94, it brought me right back to high school - the joys and devastations, angst, insecurity, first love. This is a gem!