Get a guy s perspective on adolescent hang-ups in this classic Judy Blume novel, now with a fresh new look.
" That s an interesting way to solve the problem, Tony. "
Miss Tobin is talking about a "math" problem on the blackboard, but Tony is thinking about "real" problems.
If his parents or his friend Joel or Joel s sixteen-year-old sister Lisa knew what Tony was thinking about a lot of the time, they d probably freak out. About snitching on Joel, who Tony knows is a shoplifter. About watching Lisa undress each night and liking what he sees. About money and the changes money makes in people (especially his mother).
Hung up at thirteen. That s Tony Miglione especially this morning in math class in front of Miss Tobin, for everyone to see..."