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Harry has been considered a freak since, at age eight, he was badly burned after bullies tied him to a tree during a lightning storm. When he's befriended by popular Johnny, he never questions the unequal dynamics of the best-friendship--until their punk-rock band's tour changes everything. Eighteen-year-old Harry's recounting voice is at once earnest, sarcastic, and confused, which should ring true to teens.