Tony Miglione is 13 when his family gets rich from an invention his father has created and subsequently moves from their working class New Jersey neighborhood to a wealthy Long Island enclave. As Tony struggles to adjust to life in the new neighborhood, he notices how various members of his family are affected by the sudden change in their financial status — and he's not always impressed by what he sees. Tony is also drawn into the lives of his new neighbors: Joel, a boy his age who despite his family's wealth spends his days shoplifting and making trouble, and Lisa, Joel's 16-year-old sister, on whom Tony develops a crush. Tony finds that his family starts to act differently than they did before, and it confuses him more than his new surroundings. The only one who seems to long for the past is Tony's Grandma, who spends her time locked in her room with the tv blaring. I don't like this book much because when I finished the book I didn't get what the story supposed to mean. It was all about moving and family problems. I recommend this book for both boys and girls.
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