this is one of the most compelling abuse stories i have ever read. In this book the narrator describes the pain of keeping his abuse casued by his mothers boyfriend from the world, never uttering a word of complaint until the last blow...litrally. he also talks about the reality and humor of highschool teachers and ' out of your leauge' crushes. in this book the narrator learns to express his pain through his conductors musical piece "love song of the bullfrog". and he gentaly falls in love with some one he never thought he would. all in all i thought that this was one of the most painfully humorus love stories. it eneded in one of the most dramatic 'happily ever after's' i have ever seen. i give it a 5 star. i would highly recomend this book to anyone who likes realistic down to earth books.