The reader needs to know that almost all these adventures really happened and the accounts of the others that have spread the jaws of truth just missed happening. This is a coming-of-age story of a remarkable teenage lad who figured out human psychology from the lessons he learned from his many adventures. Or at least he thought he had. Davy is known as the "Preacher" by his teenage friends because he chastises them for cussing and he is certain their tales of deflowering girls are downright lies. However, Davy's no goody-goody. His friends can't believe he has the guts to go into the meanest honkytonk in Hell's Half Acre, alone, and talk to rapscallions and ne'er do wells about reforming their ways. The mothers of Davy's friends sound like one of those broken records that were played on a thing called a phonograph during the 50s: "Why can't you be like Davy?" Stranger still, Davy lives in a neighborhood with an extraordinarily high juvenile crime rate yet, he hasn't once been in trouble with the law. Even more incredible, rumor has it that Davy is thinking about breaking a long tradition in the Acre: he's planning on going to college To prove he's human, Davy will only admit to one fault: he lies to his beloved mother about his activities so she won't be saddened to learn he is a hypocrite. However, we can't lose sight our poor lad is only a teenager. He has been caught showing considerable attention to protrusions from girl's tight sweaters. And of course, he would love to hear rubber peeling from his parent's four-door, six-banger when it shifts gears. He isn't sure if his perpetual virginity is due to his high moral standards or lack of opportunity-even with his gift of gab he has trouble convincing a girl to ride in his parent's car. The reader will love this boy despite his imagined perfection and blindness for not seeing he is little different than the people he "counsels." By the time he goes to college he knows he will forever be immune from pranks, dares and mendacious behavior he's encountered on his adventures, no matter how well-disguised. The reader knows the poor lad will eventually be humbled. However, no one could imagine how Davy's biggest lesson of his teenage life will be taught.