As the only Jew at his mid­west­ern high school, it’s tempt­ing for Ron to try to blend in — in spite of his Israeli par­ents’ fer­vent wish­es oth­er­wise, and despite his own pull toward his Jew­ish identity.

Ron has a num­ber of con­flict­ing dreams, only some of which cor­re­spond with his par­ents’ wish­es. Con­fused by com­pet­ing allures and intense pres­sures, he strug­gles to choose between his two pas­sions: med­i­cine and pop music. He’s tal­ent­ed in both areas and thinks he has the poten­tial to be a suc­cess in either.

Ron loves his her­itage but the life around him has its own, very strong, attrac­tions. The allure of Amy — non-Jew­ish, bright, and friend­ly — is inevitable; mis­steps with her almost equal­ly so.

A sto­ry with emo­tion­al res­o­nance and some laugh-out-loud humor, this debut nov­el is rec­om­mend­ed for ages 15 and up.