Publisher's Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old "Bugboy" is baffled when beautiful, Brazil-nut-eyed Ashleigh sits at the school lunchroom table he shares with his other "Defective" friends. Is this the first salvo in a mischievous prank orchestrated by the "Normals," or is it serendipitous, as Bugboy, a serial crusher, is currently crushing on Ashleigh? Serendipitous perhaps, but not accidental. As their friendship blossoms, Bugboy discovers that Ashleigh is not only beautiful, brilliant, and in possession of rare physical grace, but also, as fragile a person as he has ever known. Getting to know her is a fantasy come true, but behind the fantasy, a grim reality lurks, readying to punch back.
