Tommy, Brad, Andy, and Shane -- are on four distinct paths as they struggle through their last year of high school and prepare for very different futures. Tommy, a model student, is headed for the military; Brad is looking at a hockey career; Andy, who has just secured an agent, may or may not break into the movies. These three have shared a common friendship that is challenged when Andy turns to a new kid -- Shane -- to teach him how to be a punk for an acting audition.

Groundwood book.