Leon Harris isn’t exceptional and he isn’t popular. He’s the kind of guy that peaked in middle school, when once upon a time he was in the “gifted” program and on the fast track to Ivy League glory.
Now, a high school senior, he’s a complete slacker who spends his time hanging out in a third-rate ice cream parlor with his best friend, Stan, a guy who (jokingly, Leon thinks) claims to be Satan. Committed to his sloth, Leon panics when he finds out that Anna, the love of his life aka middle school girlfriend, might be moving back to town.
Determined to get his act together, Leon asks Stan for help. Stan gives him a few seemingly random and mysterious assignments. Date a popular girl. Listen to Moby-Dick, the audiobook. Find the elusive white grape slushee. Join the yearbook committee.
As each task brings Leon one step away from slacker city and one step closer to Anna, he starts to wonder if maybe he shouldn’t have promised Stan his soul after all…
LOVED
I loved just about everything with this book, starting with the first page and all the humor. I made the mistake of starting this book in the middle of a crowded restaurant at lunch and couldn’t stop laughing out loud- and I tried. Everyone was looking and it was so awful, but still I couldn’t stop. Leon meets Stan when they’re in elementary school, and Stan tells him he’s really Satan but his parents leave the “A” out of his name so he can go to Catholic school. And off it goes. Stan is the guiding force (for better or not- you decide) in Leon’s life, and Leon has to figure out whether or not things need to be in control or blown up for something greater. Leon is remarkably teen and human and male- don’t mistake this for a clean read- and is wonderfully human.
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