"What was the first book you simply couldn't put down?" asked the therapist.

"'Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,'" said Joe. He sat up and rubbed his hands on his thighs. "Without a doubt."

The therapist scribbled in her notebook. "When did you first read that?"

"Last year." Joe laid back down and cracked his knuckles. "That book totally nailed what it's like at that age."

"Did you purchase the book from the bookstore's children's section?"

"You know I did," said Joe. He turned away from her.

"And who did you meet there?" asked the therapist.

Joe whimpered. "A boy."