This book punched me in the feels. Of the YA books I've read, I feel like this ranks up there with Andrew Smith and John Corey Whaley in accuracy of portraying teen guys.

Greg Gaines thinks he has surviving the horrors of High School all figured out - be in all of the social groups, yet be in none of them. As a result, he doesn't really have any friends besides Earl, a profane, short, hyper-angry "coworker" that Greg makes films with.

Then Greg finds out his one time Hebrew School classmate has acute Leukemia. Greg is forced by his mother to spend spend time with her because "he makes her happy." Greg can make Rachel laugh, but he isn't sure what this all means, if anything at all.