Gary Paulsen writes this book from the point of view of Jacob, a geeky kid with no self-confidence who is known for not being known. He slides through life making sure no one notices him. Whenever he is noticed, trouble follows, like being stuffed into trash cans and lockers by jocks, and having kids laugh at him. To make things worse, he has a beautiful older sister who gets all the things he can only dream about, including a car, and anything she wishes from their parents.
Jacob’s life changes when his English teacher insists he help backstage with the school play. He falls in love with the lead actress and, despite all that has happened to him, finds out that life is not what he thought.
Tags: Book review, Gary Paulsen, geek, shyness
