How would your summer differ from that of the teens of Seldem? Did you find their summer boring? Why or why not?

What do you think Debbie learned that summer?

Would you rather be Dan Persik or Meadow or would you rather be more like Hector or Debbie? Why?

How does teen life in a small town differ from that in a large city or suburb. Which would you prefer? Why?

What do you think about Lenny being placed in a lower "track" of high school classes? Is this fair? Why or why not?

Compare the relationships between Debbie and her mother and Lenny and his father? What makes them different?

If you could write a different ending to this story, what would it be?