Yes! A story about boy friendships, where things go wrong without becoming life-alteringly disastrous, and the kid gets to move on after. The parents aren't perfect and the kids aren't perfect. I love that Bryan DOES want to train surf, even though he doesn't want to jump the stalls. And hurray for Big Will!

Quality quotes:

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This line really punched me in the gut: "I hate feeling like Pa can get." What a way to talk about anger!

And this description of prison: "Imagine that your school has a lot more stupid rules and you have to follow every one. Oh, and you sleep at your school. And when you sleep, teachers wake you up, and they make up more stupid rules you have to follow. You're not fully awake, don't really understand the rules, but you have to follow them."