When sixteen-year-old Noah Everett moves into the sleepy town of Blacksburg, together with his mother, he is shrouded in depression and social anxiety. Tired of moving from school to school, he expects nothing much of his new experience in Blacksburg’s high school. His only expectations include lingering in the hallways without being noticed, and becoming part of the library’s furniture; his only safe haven. Yet, life as he knows it changes when he receives an anonymously-sent Stone Roses vinyl in his locker one day. Soon enough, in 44,500 words, he tries to navigate his way through life…the drama of school and family life, the world of sperm banks, drugs, indie rock, and tearful dilemmas, while at the same time uncovering the mysteries of his past one by one. Painting by Jim Darling