I can't even begin to express how much I disliked this book. First off, the characters are stereotypical and shallow. The author tries to paint a picture of division in social class, with the "skaters" and the "preps" (or whatever they're called in this book). Instead of accomplishing that, (like it was accomplished in "the outsiders") the book comes off sounding like it was written by a bunch of "punk-rock" wannabees. The plot is also far from original. I couldn't even finish it.