About This Book
Reach for this book when your teenager is feeling the weight of big life transitions, specifically the mixture of excitement and crushing anxiety that comes with leaving home for college. It follows three best friends as they arrive at the fictional University of Springfield, quickly realizing that their high school roles do not necessarily follow them to a new campus. The story explores the pressure to reinvent oneself and the painful realization that friendships must evolve to survive. Parents will appreciate how it normalizes the feeling of being 'the small fish in a big pond.' It is a classic 90s coming-of-age story that handles social hierarchy, first loves, and identity crises with empathy. While the setting is a university, the emotional stakes of finding ones place and dealing with peer pressure are highly relevant for any high school student looking toward the future.
