A Teenager's Paradise

Eleventh grade was never going to be pretty. But for Jackson Howe, overthinker, observer, chronic avoider of social situations, it was going to be his. From the chaotic first day of school at Fort Leboeuf High to Halloween scares, a disastrous Thanksgiving, a surreal Christmas, and a Las Vegas-themed homecoming that ends in a brawl, A Teenager's Paradise follows one ordinary kid through one extraordinary year. With his best friend Brendon by his side, a crush named Brooklynn two desks behind him, and a grandfather whose wisdom is matched only by his outrageousness, Jackson navigates the beautiful mess of being young: the loneliness, the laughter, the family dinners that spiral completely off the rails, and the quiet moments that somehow mean the most. Raw, irreverent, and unexpectedly heartfelt, Jackson Howe's debut novella is a love letter to the chaos of growing up, and to everyone who helped make it worth it.