Arrived from Better World Books yesterday.

A young adult novel. I didn't realize it was until I started reading it. Normally I don't read YA books. I just like the author.

Joel Gustafson was a dreamer. Something of a loner, he spent a lot of time thinking. When he narrowly escaped death he thought he needed to pay back his good fortune. He set his eyes on people he knew, a man and a woman, and tried to manufacture a meeting. He was sure they would get along, would fall in love with each other.

His plans had a few faults. How he works through the various setbacks and mends broken fences shows what kind of person he is.