Set in 1989, High School Epic takes listeners straight back to mixtapes, Walkmans, and the emotional chaos of teenage life. In this episode, Scott dives into Hannah R. Goodman’s heartfelt coming-of-age story that blends humor, heartbreak, and the awkward in-betweens of growing up.
At its core is Dani Fetter, a girl searching for connection after her father’s disappearance. As old friends drift toward popularity and new ones bring both comfort and betrayal, Dani learns what it truly means to grow, to fall, and to get back up again.
Told through letters and narrative chapters, this story captures that universal feeling of being sixteen and trying to figure out who you are while the world keeps spinning around you.
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