School's almost over for the yearsummer fun beckonsa lost dog brings them togetherit's love at first sightbut not all is well.
Chantelle is the charismatic "It Girl" at school. Gorgeous, super-smart, talented and ambitiousnevertheless, she is in peril of being expelled. Nick's glamorous family has just moved into her somewhat disreputable part of townthe scene is set for a turbulent romance.
This edgy, coming-of-age love story is set in Toronto's old Cabbagetown in the recent past, a time innocent of new technology and social media, but beset with the ever-present problems of inequality, class conflict, violence, and what today would be considered the #MeToo movement issue.
Most parents will be familiar with all the challenges that head-strong teens present, and the reader "of a certain age" should find a nostalgic connection to the times and setting in this Young Adult, Romeo-and-Juliet-themed novel.