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Just as he's getting his punk band up to speed, Appalachian seventeen-year-old Rob is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that threatens to extinguish all his dreams. Bouncing back and forth between his illness, his band, and the usual teen concerns (dating, drug use among his friends), this dramatic memoir of teen illness and angst writ large hits all the right notes.