1981, New York

Catcher in the Rye meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this coming of age tale.

Life is complicated for nineteen-year-old Miles Henderson. He was supposed to go to community college, graduate, and leave his crime polluted community for good.

But when his father was diagnosed with cancer, Miles decides to take a gap year so he can help his older brother, Jesse take care of him.

As the brothers share an apartment together, Miles has three goals: write in his journal every day, cope with his bipolar disorder, and win the heart of the beautiful Selina Vixen.

But everything is not what it seems. . .

Warning: this book discusses mental health in the 1980s. If you are bipolar, please talk to a trusted adult and never be ashamed of who you are.