It is a stand-alone teen romance with the two protagonists alternately presenting their perspective on a shared set of events.

At a dinner party his family organizes, he attempts to explain to Juli that he wasn’t trying to make fun of her uncle, but she refuses to listen to his excuses.

Bryce finally confronts Juli and attempts to kiss her at an auctioned lunch date both of them attend.

A film adaptation from Castle Rock Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures was released in the United States on August 6, 2010.

Anthony Edwards and Rebecca De Mornay play Bryce's parents, and John Mahoney takes role of his grandfather, Chet.