Most Improved Sophomore

Patrick Cantwell and his best friend, Tony Vivamano, once again find themselves in times of trouble as they search for that one elusive thing all sophomore boys seek: true love. Or at least a close fascimile thereof. While Patrick contemplates the meaning of life, and how to be a good Catholic man, Tony just wants to get on with it and down with it. After a series of ill-considered decisions, they end up at a house party where they know no one and are in danger of getting thrown out until Patrick kisses a girl right on the lips. In front of everyone. Unbeknownst to the boys, the house belongs to a famous St. Louis beer baron who is ultra protective of his sheltered daughter. a daughter who has never been kissed like that in all her life and who pledges to find out who the boy is that just swept her off her feet. And that's when trouble really begins.

A lighthearted tale with a serious exploration about what it means to go all the way in love and friendship, Kevin Killeen has once again taken readers back in time, this time to their high school days when driving the V-8 family station wagon with the Top 40 countdown turned up on full blast was a ticket to freedom and a little bit of heaven, no matter what the Jesuits said.