Born Too Short
the confessions of an eighth-grade basket case
by Dan Elish · 2002

Thirteen-year-old Matt is so envious of his best friend Keith that he wishes things would go badly for him, and when Keith's fortune changes while at the same time Matt finds his first true girlfriend, Matt is overcome with guilt.
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