These Are the Rules — Paul Many

Introducing a new author to Knopf Paperbacks in a hilarious, fast-paced story of a tortured summer romance—from the guy's point of view. In this debut novel, Many adroitly captures the nuances and ironies of teenage ups and downs with irreverent humor and contemporary dialogue. The book is well crafted and nicely layered with metaphors...Many is an author to watch.—School Library Journal. Laugh-out-loud funny, Many's story is the archetypal YA first-person narrative of the sensitive, bumbling teenager trying to figure out the `rules': about dating, and girls, and driving, and where he's going. It will move teens and engender wry recognition.—Booklist