The Loser · A Dark High School Romance (Book 1) (First Crush Series)

"I found out there's nothing really wrong with myself but me." -Peyton Pieters

Fans of 'The Outsiders and the Catcher in the Rye' will love this modern take on high school romance gone wrong. A coming of age tale of teenage rebellion.

With the death of his older brother still haunting him Peyton Pieters rebels against a society that rejects individuality. When he sets off to find the only girl he has ever loved things spiral downward into a self imposed existential crisis. Obsessed with crush Amber, Peyton begins a journey that hearkens back to Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ and Salinger’s ‘the Catcher in the Rye’ which leads to self loathing and destruction. After skipping his high school graduation, Peyton questions the meaning of life only to discover there’s nothing wrong with being yourself. The novel for the new lost Generation Z that explores issues teenagers are often afraid to talk about. the Loser in the Static.

While some of his followers clearly understand it's satire, many others seem not to. -(PBS Newshour

)Poet Thom Young bristles at the popularity of Instapoets, posting satirical verse on the web to prove his point. -The Wall Street Journal

"the Loser in the Static is a dark and beautiful journey of teenage self discovery. Young has written his masterpiece." -Scott Laudati (author of Play The Devil, Kuboa Press)