This is such a wonderfully atmospheric story. Starts off with three boys setting off on a summertime adventure to explore the woods around their town by taking a bicycle camping trip that Marcus planned. Which is something that definitely used to be a thing that happened in the 80s. Marcus invites his best friend Bran, who is one of those people that is full of hot air, and a new boy, Jack. Bran is very mean to Jack because he seems to be differently abled and Bran uses language that was more common of the times. I love a great coming of age story and this is definitely that.