My Life as a Myth

Can a cool reputation really deliver on promises of happiness?Nicks got problems. Hes a social outcast who dreams of being popular hes an easy target for bullies and he doesnt understand why hes just not attracted to girls. So after a series of misunderstandings label him a troublemaker on his first day of high school hes really stoked to have Jesse Gaston and his gang take him in.Jesse starts a PR campaign around campus to give Nick a new image and the shy loser soon finds himself transformed into an antiestablishment hero. While Nick would rather explore his growing attraction to Bobby Warren hes forced to fend off would-be girlfriends and struggles with the demands of acting cool. And things at home are spinning out of control as the Vietnam Wars destructive impact threatens to change his life forever.Nicks story is both humorous and haunting-a journey of ridiculous misadventures unexpected psychedelic explorations and tragic turns of fate. Can a world still reeling from the sexual revolution and the illicit pleasures of marijuana and underage drinking accept two boys in love? Can Nick and Bobbys relationship survive a hostile time when acid rock rules status is everything and being gay is the last taboo?