252 pgs.
My comments: A real tough look at homelessness. Dylan is homeless, trying to watch out for his absurdly alcoholic father and finish his senior year at high school. He is an incredible graffiti artist whose only dream is to go to SOFA, the prestigious art school right in his community. But living in a tent beside an abandoned public toilet and riding his bike are all he has to hang on to. His father abandons him for days, even week on end and he has to take care of his little elderly dog, Bear. He has no money, so he steals his food and his father makes him steal booze and cigarettes. It's really sad, quite heartbreaking. He's got a crush on Libby Green, but he keeps to himself until one day they sit beside each other in art class. There's the typical obnoxious boyfriend, blah, blah, blah, but I very much enjoyed it, on the whole and as sad as it was.
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