Summer of '89

I've had a crush on Eli ever since we played Star Wars on the playground as kids. Now we're juniors at Santa Teresa High School, and he only has eyes for the beautiful new girl, Maya Cordero. My best friend Grace--who likes Eli's best friend, Troy--says I shouldn't give up hope. There's been so much drama this year at school and home. That's why I'm super stoked when Eli asks me to go on a road trip to visit his mom in some hippie commune in the Pacific Northwest for the summer. We've both got family issues, and we both need a break. Being with Eli the middle of nowhere sounds like heaven. If everything goes the way I want it to, this could be the best summer of my life.