- 
  
  San Lee is swithching schools (again) and expects the usual.
 - 
  
  San Lee is the main character who is perparing for school
 - 
  
  Its the middle of winter in Pennsylvania at Harrison Middle School
 - 
  
  San is in his new school and doesnt know "who he should be".
He has had a differnet personality at each school he been at so he is looking fior a new good one. - 
  
  San falls in love with "Beatle Girl" and admires her style. San tries to have an original personality like her.
 - 
  
  San decides that he will start by being shy and work out a personality from there.
 - 
  
  San meets "Beatle Girl" and finds that her name is Woody. After talking with her he finds that they have many things in common.
 - 
  
  After a history lesson on Zen Buddhisim, San decides that he will be a Buddhist (for his personality). He researches at the libray on the subject. The next day everybody believes that he is a Zen Buddhist.
 - 
  
  New Best friends San and Woody work at the soup kitchen together and have a great time.
 - 
  
  While working at the soup kitchen, San's secret of not being an authentic Zen follower is revealed to Woody. I breaks her heart and she is very mad at San and is convinced that hes a liarand that he doesnt even like her.
 - 
  
  San decides to write a letter to his father who is in jail.
 - 
  
  Peter beats up San because he broke Woody's heart.
 - 
  
  San and Woody seperate themselves from each other for the rest of the year and San becomes the Loser of the grade.
 - 
  
  San graduates from the 8th grade and is ready for the summer.
 - 
  
  During the summer, San is working at the soup kitchen and all of the sudden Woody shows up and they talk.
 - 
  
  San promises that he has changed and is sorry and Woody (Emily) forgives him.
 - 
  
  San is preparing for high school and he knows that he has a friend to help him through it.