"It's 1996, senior year of high school has just begun, and Lester is at a total loss. His father recently abandoned the family, his mother is more than slightly distracted, and his younger sister, Grace, hides behind her black hoodie and heavy mascara. Lester should be studying and making plans for life after graduation, but instead his mind is on other things. For instance: A shaggy-haired first-year English teacher named Jeff, the rocky beaches of the Pacific Northwest, a petty tyrant with a pink tie who thinks he runs the school, postcards from his father (spoiler alert: they aren't very friendly), The Ramones, his friend Freesia (who's applied to 37 colleges), 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton, a man called 'Pancake' and a van called 'Bluey,' and a renegade yearbook"--Back cover.
