Contemporary Teen Fiction. High School Senior Steve York is in danger of not graduating. Smart kid, whose grades have plummetted. In order to graduate, Steve has to write 100 pages for his Guidance Counselor. Steve choses to chronicle his descent into apathy and drug use. By the time Steve is finished, his true personality and abilities re-emerge. Awesome Book. Teenage Angst. Funny. Poignant. Touching. Highly recommend this one. And, if you like this one, try Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner.

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Sophomore "A" student Steve York has switched from living in Texas with his astronaut father to barely-scraping-by senior living with his mother in California.

What events caused the change and how can the trend be reversed? That's what's revealed in this first novel by the writer who went on to create the hit TV series Veronica Mars.

There are similarities and the later work shows the polish that's been acquired since this debut effort but for all that, the book is worthwhile on its own and makes for a gripping read.

Being very familiar with the TV series (One episode of which bore the title of this novel) I expected similarities and found them but the book is a good read on its own.

If stories about troubled male teen protagonists have any interest to you, this one, told from the kid's perspective is a great read narrated by a kid that certainly less annoying than that whiner Holden Caulfield.

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