A modern Caulfield meets Harold and Maude with an ADHD twist—Raw, Darkly Witty, Achingly Real

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Oscar Danielsson is eighteen, brilliantly ADHD, and about to ruin his life—again.
He looks like a promise waiting to be kept. His biggest fear is everyone discovering he's not what they expect at all. Between his spectacular mistakes, self-medicating, and overwhelming existential dread, hiding in his room feels safe, even if it means blowing high school graduation. Then one hazy mistake too many launches Oscar on a mysterious cross-country road trip with his free-wheeling Grammy, who's done playing by the rules… and living a lie. Leaving behind his girl crush, beloved dog, and all his comforting vices is torture. But Grammy’s secret changes everything—and Oscar discovers one of his own.

Oscar is the defiant anti-hero you can't stop rooting for. Grammy's his unlikely wingman.
Together they're almost okay.