Headstrong

By L. Carl

It's September 1975, and fifteen-year-old Matt Jerue is in for the fight of his life: surviving high school. He has two youthful desires: to play in a band with his three best friends and to see Taryn McIntyre, a girl he's had a crush on since eighth grade. But despair, anger, and frustration control him during his sophomore year as he struggles to get to know Taryn despite his feelings of inadequacy and her own insecurities and misperceptions. When a rumor spreads through school that he plans to get even with Taryn after he's suspended, it results in his own beating, expulsion, and, ultimately, a temporary restraining order. But when Taryn approaches him for help, Matt knows it's his chance to prove he's not the person she thinks he is. So he agrees to help her, under one condition... Headstrong is a bittersweet love story where love and hate are emotions wrapped so tightly together that their incompatible proximity creates impassioned words, heated arguments, and intense looks. But regardless of whether love fails or prevails, the passion, the heat, and the intensity remain... in perhaps the best experience of all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595335705
• ISBN13: 9780595335701
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Great nostalgia and a great story!

First, the full disclosure ... The author is a good friend from High School with whom who I keep in touch from time to time, although not as much as I should! I knew she was writing a book, and we had even talked a little about general topics that may impact her book while she was writing it. When it was published, I bought it, probably more to support her dream than anything else. I planned to read it, but wasn't really sure what to expect, especially since she had told me she had decided to take on the book from the leading "male" character's perspective. By the end of the first chapter I was hooked! This is a really, really good book! The story line is as applicable now, as it was in the late 70's when we were in High School in the Tacoma suburb of Lakewood. I had to chuckle as she would refer to things and places that formed a major part of our lives "back then" and when she referred to "classic" songs that we thought would be hits forever. Unless you are hung up on only reading books written by "famous authors" (not yet for her, but who knows maybe some day!) definitely buy this book and read it, especially if you are high school age or want to relive your high school days - and all the joy and pain that went with them!