Lauren's divorced mother is sympathetic but distracted by her own romantic involvement. The couple confronts modern perils of youth-sex, alcohol, and suicide-with little adult intervention. His physical, psychological, and emotional healing begins with devoted Lauren by his side. Drunk and depressed on graduation night, he is nearly killed in a motorcycle accident. As their romance intensifies, he confides that he is haunted by his father's suicide and disturbed by his pretentious lifestyle and uncommunicative mother. When he suddenly rekindles their friendship, Lauren is wary until she realizes that Spencer is deeply troubled and values the honesty and camaraderie they once shared. He became the "Prince of Jocks," while she remained an introverted loner. But time, different lifestyles, and peer pressure interferred. They had been middle school misfits, bonded by braces and a love of fantasy and science fiction. Grade 9-12- High school seniors Lauren and Spencer cling to one other in an insensitive world peopled by affluent, snobbish classmates and preoccupied adults.
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