Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.

Title from Playaway label. Release date supplied by publisher. "Playaway. Audiobooks. Pre-loaded and portable."--Container. Previously released by Audio Bookshelf, p2002. In container (21 x 13 x 3 cm.) : requires earphones and 1 AAA battery for playback.