A thought-provoking novel for teenagers from Aidan Chambers. Karl, 17, is hopelessly in love, but the object of his affections, Firella, requires proof. Karl is dyslexic and is worried that Firella will think him stupid, so he asks a local writer to help him construct his replies. Soon, a friendship develops between the two. 'This is a teasingly provocative and touching cross-generational story, written with a rare candour about love, sex, thoughts of suicide and growing old' Julia Eccleshare, }Guardian{