Ben Wolf is blindsided by what the doctor tells him after his cross country physical. He has a life-threatening blood condition and less than a year to live. Ben decides to keep his disease a secret from his loving but troubled family. It is even more difficult to keep his secret when the beautiful Dallas Suzuki asks him out. As the year progresses, Ben tries all sorts of new things that he never would have considered when he thought he had years and years ahead of him. Along the way, he pours out his soul to “Hey-Soos,” who begins to appear to him shortly after his diagnosis.One really neat thing about this book is that a couple of the grown-up characters were past characters from a previous Chris Crutcher book. It was interesting to see how Louie and Boomer turned out. I enjoy Chris Crutcher's work because he is not afraid to deal with tough issues and he is willing to stand up to censorship. Lots of teenage boys are drawn in by the sports storylines as well.
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