In 1998, Greg Copeland was an awkwardly confident teenager coming to terms with tragedy and rejection in the only way he knows how - jokes and stoicism. As told by the three primary women who dare to come close to him, Chicks Hate Me tells the story of a teenage boy navigating loss, parental rejection, and oncoming manhood. His journey through first loves - physical and emotional - and first losses culminate in a school election that he believes can either redeem him or destroy the last of his childhood. The debut novel of award-winning writer, Joe Canfield, Chicks Hate Me masterfully assumes the voices of three women, the awkwardness of high school, and living with losses.