Close Encounters of the Boy Kind

Close Encounters of the Boy Kind-
Jess never really gave much thought to boys. After all, she promised her dad when she was 5 that she would never date a boy because boys are "ukky."
After starting 8th grade, still keeping her promise to her dad, something tragic happens. Once she starts feeling the repercussions of the tragedy, a boy her age comes along and her "inner smitten" comes out and she is not happy about it. How will she cope with these raging emotions in her head? Will she break her lifelong promise to her dad, or will she break her growing up news to him?