A collection of stories about troubled California teens and misfits follows the misadventures of a band of youths who experiment with vice in such tales as "American History" and "I Could Kill Someone."

Palo Alto I. Halloween ; Lockheed ; American history ; Killing animals ; Emily ; Camp ; Chinatown -- Palo Alto II. April ; Tar baby ; I could kill someone ; Jack-O' ; Yosemite.