Clever, ambitious, and occasionally insecure fourteen-year-old Ritchie del Monico has always lived under the shadows - and somehow, he's okay with that. Hey, he's a writer for the school paper and has the greatest best friend - what more can he need? But when something happens that gets Ritchie thinking, he decides he's done with with being a wallpaper.
Armed with his trusty journal, Ritchie decides he's no longer the unknown, under-confident, wallpaper Ritchie he's always been - and creates a full on mission to revamp himself. Everything goes well at first, and people are finally noticing Ritchie for the new him.
But when real disaster strikes, Ritchie starts wondering - does he even like this new Ritchie, or is he mainly causing havoc, affecting not only him but the people around him? And will he ever be able to repair the damage?
Hilarious, honest, and suprisingly moving, Being Ritchie embarks new talent, as Ritchie brings you through his eight grade while learning important lessons on life, friendship, and being true to who you are.
"Walls down," I say softly. He looks at me intently, I move my hand away from his, never losing eye contact. He graze my cheek.
''You know you're very beautiful. It's dark, I understand we can't really "see" each other but I can see your eyes with the moonlight coming in now and I don't know. . . you're just really beautiful. Maybe it's something about the night that makes you seem more real, more clear... I don't know. I'm just embarrassing myself, but you're beautiful," He says...
Maria Salvatino is a newly 16 year, whose never experienced love, boys, players, wild love games or parties. And suddenly she has two boys after her heart.
1st: Lawrence, the sweet, nice and dependable friend comes down with a crush on Maria and although he is a respectable, gentleman we know he's willing to fight for her.
2nd: 17 year old new boy Drew, from New Jersey, who has manage to catch Maria's attention. He's smooth, sly, and cute. Plus much more skilled in the dating game than Maria.. will he teach her his skills or break her naive heart?
Either way, Maria has some learning and choosing to do this summer.