9781947834668_

Its 1987 and Bruces biggest challenge is self-confidence.

A college senior, hes clueless about a career, tired of his fathers rules for living, and bewildered when his crush, the girl next door, asks him out. Amy is sharp, funny, and perfect for Bruce, but her interest in him has exposed his deepest fear, leaving him paralyzed.

With graduation looming, he decides to spend summer in the party town of Ocean City, Marylandhis last hurrah before forty years of brown-paper-bag lunches at his cubicle. Hes lined up an easy summer job and his A-list roommate is going to introduce him to everyone at the beach. Bruce is finally excited about something. The problem? Hes not grounded at the beach and Amys a million miles away.

He soon learns that the beach isnt all he hoped it would be. Stuck in bars every night, he cant hang and the harder he tries to make friends, the more he feels like an outsider. Refusing to change his quirkiness to fit in, he copes with his rejection by drinking. This gets out of control, jeopardizing his fathers support and his relationship with Amy. After several alcohol-fueled spectacles push him over the edge, Bruce might lose everythingincluding the people he cares for the most.

His downward spiral is both hilarious and gut-wrenching. Bruce sees a future that scares himbut is it too late for his father to unwash his hands of him and for Bruce to start a serious relationship with Amy?

Fans of The Silver Linings Playbook and Adventureland will delight in this funny, coming-of-age novel.

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Its 1987 and Bruces biggest challenge is self-confidence.

Fans of The Silver Linings Playbook and Adventureland will delight in this funny, coming-of-age novel.

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Marvinal Press