 Elliot London is sixteen and nervous - today, Chrissy, a girl Elliot fancies, will be sharing the ride to school. Despite Elliot s request of his mother that she say nothing, Mrs London begins speaking to Chrissy in far too much detail about her own puberty and Elliot s. As Elliot s privacy is shattered by his mother s personal revelations, he realizes any hope he has of a date with Chrissy is dashed to pieces - and he wishes he could be, too. So, no one is more surprised than Elliot when Mrs London s absolute frankness delivers dividends.