Why Won't You Love Me?!

Pete Nicely has been waiting for a student like Charlie Novela. Charlie reads poetry for pleasure, brushes off bullies and likes Pete’s dumb jokes. But in the Zero-Tolerance aftermath of the Columbine massacre, Charlie goes too far. “If things get too bad,” Charlie tells Pete, “I’ll put on a trench coat and take care of things.” Now Pete has two choices. He can follow school policy and report Charlie. Or he can try to help the kid himself. But he has to do something.