At the fifth grade honors program, three eleven-year-old boys are captivated by a brilliant little red-haired girl named Jeana Russell as she recites the poem she wrote. They know this girl is special, and each boy secretly vows to win her heart.
Jeana thinks she'll never find a boy like the men in the novels she loves to read, so when Mickey Royal moves back to Alabama from Washington after the death of his father, Jeana is baffled by her instant attraction to this three-sport athlete with the bluest eyes she's ever seen. Wade Strickland is Jeana's childhood friend and the first boy she ever kissed. When Mickey arrives, the two boys are set on a path to violence from their first encounter. Billy Joe DuBose is Jeana's wise-cracking best friend. Jeana doesn't know how he really feels about her, but his love for her is clear to everyone else.
How will the lives of these four teenagers change on their journey to adulthood, and which boy will ultimately succeed in winning Jeana's heart?
At the fifth grade honors program, three eleven-year-old boys are captivated by a brilliant little red-haired girl named Jeana Russell as she recites the poem she wrote. They know this girl is special, and each boy secretly vows to win her heart.
Jeana thinks she'll never find a boy like the men in the novels she loves to read, so when Mickey Royal moves back to Alabama from Washington after the death of his father, Jeana is baffled by her instant attraction to this three-sport athlete with the bluest eyes she's ever seen. Wade Strickland is Jeana's childhood friend and the first boy she ever kissed. When Mickey arrives, the two boys are set on a path to violence from their first encounter. Billy Joe DuBose is Jeana's wise-cracking best friend. Jeana doesn't know how he really feels about her, but his love for her is clear to everyone else.
How will the lives of these four teenagers change on their journey to adulthood, and which boy will ultimately succeed in winning Jeana's heart?