I have confirmed that this novel, Youth in Revolt by C. D. Payne, takes place in the past. At one point in the story, the president is mentioned. The "current" president is Reagan, which sets the book between '81 and '89. The main character, Nick Twisp, also complains about his '60s clothing. He asks himself if bell-bottoms are still suitable to wear to school.
The strangest thing that is occurring in my recent reading is when these identical dogs start randomly showing up. It all starts after the dog named Albert (pronounced the French way: Al-bear) dies from electrocution after chewing wires, or so we thought. A week After burying Albert 3 feet under ground, he shows up at Sheeni's boarding school hundreds of miles away. When Nick comes home the next night, Albert is in the kitchen with Paul and Lacey. Now Nick has two Alberts to take care of. The next day, he receives a phone call from his mother. She tells him that Albert showed up on her porch, walked into the house and laid down in his bed. So Mom sends Albert to Nick (who lives with his Dad, miles away) and Nick is now stuck with three identical dogs that don't even get along with each other. To top it all off, the dogs don't like Nick and Nick doesn't like the dogs.
Now what is a teenager suppose to do with three unwanted, identical dogs when his dad wants them out of the house, his girlfriend treats Albert as their "love child" so Albert must be kept, and nobody in town will take a single dog? And did Albert reeaally die from chewing that wire and dig himself out? Where are these dogs coming from and why do they seem to share the same memories of "home" and "master?"
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