Charlie and the Broken Boy (Charlie Applegate) (Volume 3)

On the same day he falls for the prettiest girl in school, Charlie Applegate meets a different kind of girl who introduces him to climbing jungle gyms, dancing to American Bandstand and transistor radios. When he’s not thinking about girls, he spends his spare time with his elderly friend learning how to fix things. Life gets complicated when a new kid joins his class. Orphaned, street-wise and cynical, Travis Marks becomes Charlie’s best friend and together they slide down a dwindling spiral of deceit, lies and petty theft. A clairvoyant dream helps Charlie save a life only to have that life taken away. It is then that Charlie realizes that he and Travis must change their ways. Charlie takes on the job that no one else wants when he decides to fix the Broken Boy. Can Charlie convince his friend to stop shoplifting? Can they elude the psychotic bully who has a grudge against them? And will Charlie finally decide which girl he wants?