What does society want of teen guys? To be independent, tough, andmacho? To be a sensitive, caring metrosexual? To excel in school andsports and business? The challenges are many, and we haven't evenmentioned the most important-and most frightening-topic ofconversation: girls. The road to manhood is a perilous one.

Guys need a guidebook, one that asks and answers the questionsthey're reluctant to discuss. They need a book that addresses the mythsof manhood with a straightforward approach teenage guys will appreciateand absorb. Author Jason Boyett understands what many fail torealize-that somewhere between the awkwardness and braggadocio, thegoofiness and the developing body, there is a real person struggling tomake his mark on the world.