A mentally disturbed 16-year-old girl begins to come out of her self-absorption and confusion when she becomes involved with the drug-addicted son of her psychiatrist.
Kin Platt (1911–2003) was the author of the perennially popular I Can Read Book Big Max, as well as several outstanding young-adult novels and the Max Roper mystery series for adults. Mr. Platt was also a noted cartoonist.