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: "My Bryce. " But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down. 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. From the Hardcover edition.