![]() ![]() He also falls for one of the debaters, a new girl at school, Cassidy Thorpe. Toby convinces Ezra to join the team as well, and soon Ezra discovers that these “rejects” actually are better at making conversation and having fun than his old crowd. The “cool crowd” barely acknowledges him now.Įzra falls in with his old friend from grammar school days, Toby, and Toby’s debate team friends. Ezra’s knee was shattered, his future as a tennis star was over, and he walked with a cane. However, at a party at the end of junior year, he got into a fight with Charlotte, discovered her having “outercourse” with another guy, and was in a car accident after he left the party – a hit-and-run by a car that came out of nowhere. ![]() The narrator, Ezra Faulkner, has just turned seventeen, and he is the “golden boy” at school – he is junior class president, captain of the tennis team, “embarrassingly popular,” and dating the most popular girl, Charlotte. This young adult novel rises a bit above the usual cool crowd versus nerds story with clever dialogue, a good deal of humor, and an unconventional ending. ![]()
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