Wink

 Ross wants 7th grade to be normal.  Too bad he has cancer.  In his eye.  The surgery over the summer means he's starting with one squinty tear ductless eye, and a scar on his forehead from the pellets they will use to direct the radiation.  The treatments?  A metal cage fitted over his head to keep him still while he's bombarded with radiation.  Plus, he has to stare at an X the whole time or his eye might explode or something.  Yeah...not normal.  At all.

His best friend Abby is still by his side adapting to all the weirdness with her usual crazy style, but the third leg of their trio disappeared when he found out about the cancer.  It seems like they were all pledging their eternal loyalty to each other one minute and the next Isaac has ghosted both of them.  

The radiation treatment may save his good eye, but the goo he has to use to calm his blistered skin is pretty gross.  And then he has to start wearing a cowboy hat to protect his skin from the light.  All the time.  Even at school!  Things only get worse when someone creates cruel memes about his situation and starts texting them all over school.

Frank, one of his radiation techs, decides to introduce Ross to "real" music during his radiation treatments, and he finally feels a connection.  As he learns to play the guitar, he can focus some of his anger and frustration into the music and find support from some pretty unlikely friends. 

Rob Harrell's book is based on his own experiences with cancer.  The book does justice to the indignities of cancer treatment, but it is also full of humor, and Ross has a good support network.  This is not a story about cancer but a story about a kid living his life who also has to deal with cancer.  Highly recommended.