Coles small town is a trap hes determined to escape in this fresh and moving debut novel that balances loss with humor.Ever since his mom died, Cole just feels stuck. His dad acts like a stranger, and Lauren, his picture-perfect girlfriend of two years, doesnt understand him anymore. He cant ditch his dad, so Cole breaks up with Lauren. She doesnt take the news very well, and Coles best friend wont get off his case about it. Now more than ever, Cole wants to graduate and leave his small, suffocating town. And everything is going according to planuntil Cole discovers the one secret that could keep him thereforever.