Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before

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If Albert Kim has learned one thing in his tragic adolescence its that God (probably a sadistic teenaged alien) does not want him to succeed at Bern High. By the end of sophomore year Al is so tired of humiliation that hes chosen to just forget girls and high school society in general and enjoy the Zen-like detachment that comes from being an intentional loser. Then he meets Mia Stone and all the repressed hormones come flooding back. Mia his co-worker at the Bern Inn is adorable popular and most intimidatingly the ex- long-term girlfriend of Ivy-bound muscle-bound king of BHS and world class jerk Ryan Stackhouse. But -- chalk it up to the magic of Als inner beauty -- by the end of a summer vacuuming hotel rooms and goofing off together he and Mia are officially something. Albert barely has time to ponder this miracle before the bomb drops: Ryan has been diagnosed with cancer and he needs Mias support i.e. constant companionship. True hes lost weight and hes getting radiation but that doesnt make him any less of a jerk. And to Albert it couldnt be more apparent that Ryan is using his cancer to steal Mia back. With the whole town rallying behind Ryan like hes a fallen hero and Mia emotionally confused and worried for Ryan Als bid for love is not a popular campaign. In fact its exactly like driving the wrong way on a five-lane highway. In this desperately funny novel David Yoo tells an authentic story of first love and therein captures the agony the mania the kicking and screaming that define teenage existence.