For this book, I spent a year back in high school. Well, not really. I spent a few days a week with students during their year at Walter Payton College Prep. The students — six seniors and two juniors — were kind enough to let me follow them around with a notebook. We talked about their drama with friends, upcoming games, and college applications. Their stories made the book what it is: part documentary, part sketchbook. The book is also a journal of the day-to-day life in a high school, from homecoming to prom. Lastly, since the high school is in Chicago, this book is about weather.
