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Drew, Hector, and Skitz are finding life tough at their Boston Catholic school, as the Monsignor and his ineffectual priests work to pull their friendship apart. Skitz experiments with drugs and alcohol and Hector drifts toward violence, while narrator Drew tries to keep them grounded. The school setting is well drawn, and the boys are realistically supportive of one another.