Charlie starts to enjoy school, now that he can be with Patrick, Sam and Mary Elizabeth.
Brad, a popular football player at school, is in love with Patrick, but doesn't want anyone to know, so they meet secretly.
November 8, 1991
Charlie is happy, because he gets good grades on his essays. He also starts working with Mary Elizabeth for a magazine called Punk Rocky.
Charlie is in love with Sam, but Sam is already going out with a guy named Craig. Charlie is hurt and jealous.
November 12 and 15, 1991
Charlie thinks about when his father was a young, great, baseball player, and hopes that he also will have good memories to tell his own kids one day.
Charlie's brother tells funny stories about the other teammates on his football team.
November 18, 1991
Charlie's mother takes Charlie shopping. She also agrees to have Sam and Patrick over for dinner during Thanksgiving.
November 23, 1991
The holidays, like Thanksgiving, are a difficult time for Charlie’s family, because it reminds them all of Aunt Helen
Charlie and Patrick are each other's secret Santa, and they both give nice gifts, but Charlie also gives nice gifts to his other friends.
December 7-11-19-21, 1991
Sam tells Charlie that she loves him, and kisses him, because she wants his first kiss to be a loving kiss.