About the Book Auggie Benson is a high school senior boy who freelances as a software developer and hacker after school to improve his skills and make some money on the side. Expanding his clientele from AOL to I.C.Q. users led him to meet Clarissa, a high school senior from nearby Scarsdale, NY, beginning a love story that took place in the summer of 1997.Eventually, Auggie and Clarissa meet in real life and experience a couple of romantic days, cut short when she embarks on a month-long trip through Europe, a high school graduation gift from her parents.