Jerry Renault is a pretty typical teen. He's trying to make quarterback and to do well in school. He'sJerry Renault is a pretty typical teen. He's trying to make quarterback and to do well in school. He's also trying his best to be a good son to his recently widowed father. However, his father's boring repetitive life is starting to freak Jerry out. He is a skinny 15 year old. Jerry is isolated by his mother's recent death. He's lonely, angry, sad, cut off from happiness and life by the tragedy.