Hello. I'm Oliver Tate, the protagonist. I am likely to use words like protagonist and, moments later, words like twonk. My ambitions are as follows: 1. To find out why my father sometimes stays in bed for days at a time; 2. To find out why my mother's getting surfing lessons - and probably more - from a hippy-looking idiot; 3. To lose my virginity before it becomes legal - in just over a year. I am monitoring my parent's intimacy via the dimmer switch in their bedroom. There are other, lesser characters in the book: Jordana, my love interest, despite her eczema. Zoe, whose only real schoolfriend is a dinner lady. I feel sorry for Zoe which, in turn, makes me feel better about my own life. Then there's my friend Chips, an outstanding bully. This book might not change my life. But there is no telling how you will react.