Summary

Chapter 1

Evan Treski is upset because his summer is coming to an end, the air conditioner in his home is broken, and his sister has just been promoted into the same grade as him. Life, as he knows it, is over. To make matters worse, he has decided to hide from Jessie, his sister, in the family’s basement. Nonetheless, Jessie finds him and asks him to do something with her. They are both bored and Jessie attempts to entice him into doing something - anything - like they used to only last year. But Evan is growing up (he’s going into the 5th grade) and it is no longer cool to hang out or play games with your kid sister, even if she is in your same grade. The confrontation ends when Evan, who has been throwing a baseball up in...