The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. She says: ÒMy Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.Ó He says: ÒItÕs been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.Ó But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down. And just as heÕs thinking thereÕs more to her than meets the eye, sheÕs thinking that heÕs not quite all he seemed.

This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny new voices. Wendelin Van Draanen is at her best here with a knockout cast of quirky characters and a hilarious series of misunderstandings and missed opportunities. But underlying the humor are two teens in transition. They are each learning to look beyond the surface of people, both figuring out who they are, who they want to be, and who they want to be with.

From the Hardcover edition.