With his shaved head and begging bowl the new kid is an automatic target
for the bully boys of Edward Rucher High--an easy mark for their casual
cruelty. Watching this, Justin would gladly stay as far from the
newcomer as possible--until their economics teacher pairs them for a
project and he finds himself becoming fascinated by the kid the others
mock as "Buddha Boy." The thing is, friendship with an outcast always
carries a price, and soon Justin must decide if he can stay silent in
the face of what he knows. A scorching portrait of contemporary high
school life, featuring a character listeners will never forget.