Mousetraps

Grade 9 Up—Maxie, 16, is surprised when Roddy Nash turns up in her chemistry class. They were pals back in grade school, when they collaborated on elaborate mousetrap designs, with Roddy inventing and Maxie drawing the diagrams. She distanced herself from him during sixth grade, when she was called a "fag hag" for being friends with him. Roddy left school after being brutally attacked by bullies, and she hadn't seen him since. Now he's back, and though he now calls himself Rick, he still attracts the same negative attention.