Ryan Dean West is a smart 14 year old who attends a boarding school and plays on the Rugby team. He has been placed in the dorm for "troublemakers" and get the school's biggest bully as his roommate. He is also in love with his best friend Annie, who just thinks of him as a little kid.
The novel is a slice-of-life drama following Ryan Dean and his friends through their funny pranks, dating, rivalries & jealousies, and the rough world of boy culture.
The book reminded me of "The Chocolate War" with fewer references to masturbation (although still in there). I remember the interactions between the male students feeling similar to what I was reading in "Winger". The 40 years between book and it looks like some things in human nature do not change.
For Young Adults (ages 13 and up)
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