Presents a story about three troubled teens in a series of poems. Luke has spent his summer alternating between the beach and work at the supermarket, but all he wants to do is see Casey again, which will happen when school starts again. Bongo has a drug-addicted mother and an abusive step-father, which is why his beloved little brother was taken away by social services; he also loves Casey. Casey herself, just wants to have some control over her own life.