Travis's parents are New York Philharmonic musicians. They take a year's sabbatical with the Munich Philharmonic and take Travis to Germany with them. In a new country in the summer without friends nearby, 14-year-old Travis takes to a bicycle and thinks of the sexuality of a boy turning into a man. His parents give him no attention. His violin teacher, Werner, is happy to give him attention, pointing out that the German age of consent is 14. Then farmer Gerhard gives him attention too.
Mario's saga continues, as Eric and Bobbie meet Carly, everyone clicks, and they all get to bond in even more intimate ways. This segment is probably going to be two or three chapters before it's done.
A mysterious alien ray gun turns up at Dan's front porch and shakes up his life, as well as those of his neighbors, friends, family, etc. Suffice it to say that the answer that question is, "Yes!"
Robert thinks that his world has been shattered when he finds out that his father shares his mother, but the discovery of a huge cache of her home made videos turns his disgust into curiosity, and finally obsession.
After his father died, Martin and his mom were both alone. Life slowly started to feel normal again, but Martin could see his mother was still lonely. He wanted to make her happy, to be there for her. But as time passed, he began to notice things—how beautiful she looked, how soft her voice was, and how her body moved. At first, he just wanted to help her feel loved again… but soon, he started to feel something more. Something he shouldn’t feel.
The Robertson’s have to move from Maryland to California, they are driving across the country in a caravan consisting of a twenty six foot U-Haul truck, an extended cab Chevy pickup and a new Suburban. They find out some very interesting things about them selves and find out they have a stowaway! But she fits right in and joins in the family fun. But her stepdad wants her and her money back at any cost, two million dollars is just too much to lose.