Sunny's older brother Goldy died about a year ago from an alcohol overdose. Today is a ceremony to honor his death, and it's also prom night. Sunny has removed some of the things that indicate the fact that he's Sikh (the turban, cut his hair, shaved his face) and he isn't ready to talk about why. He's also going to skip the Snollygaster Soiree, a fandom convention where his metal tribute band is supposed to play. During prom, Mindii Ving, a Hmong classmate, steals his journal, the one thing he has left of Goldy. Mindii and Sunny make a series of rash decisions over the course of the evening that bring the two of them closer together, as well as help Sunny make sense of his life as it currently stands.

I enjoyed this book. I learned about Sikh and Hmong customs, as well as some of Sunny's friend Ngozi's family customs (Nigerian/Ghanaian British). I love the way it all blends together. There were also funny moments of being in Sunny's head. I loved the balance of serious parts and funny parts, and I like that it happened over the course of an evening. I also thought the treatment of Goldy's alcoholism was well done.