The 40th anniversary edition of a groundbreaking teen classic.When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother.Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy's only comfort is his beloved dachshund Fred.Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends.But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean.