Jessie, Star, and the others think they got letters from Al inviting them to help him with his Discovery Unlimited group, but it turns out Troy has tricked everyone into coming back by pretending to be Al. Kerr, M. E. Gentlehands . Buddy wrestles with this as he spends all of his hard-earned money on new clothes to impress Skye Pennington. Skye really likes Buddy, too, so he decides the only place impressive enough to take Skye on a date is to his estranged Grandfather's home which is in a nearby town. Buddy's Grandfather is suave, sophisticated and cultured, just like Skye, so Buddy feels safe taking Skye there.
Some truths are too painful to bear.
Le Guin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea . A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. Snow Bound . Tony's running away in his mother's car, and Cindy's hitchhiking home.