Everyone has a story to tell ...

Dirk McDonald's life was almost perfect. He lived with this grandmother, Fifi, in a beautiful gingerbread cottage in Hollywood. He had the beach, and his surfboard, and Fifi's red-and-white 1955 Pontiac convertible.

But Dirk wasn't happy. Inside, he was harboring a deep, dark secret. And he was afraid that if he admitted it to anyone - even Fifi - he would never be accepted again.

Then one night, Dirk's magic lamp came to life. Suddenly, all the stories from Dirk's past came flowing out of it. On that night, his life changed forever. At last, Dirk learned who he really was, and that any love that is love is right.

"Baby Be-Bop" is Dirk's story. It begins way back before he met Duck, and even before he was Weetzie's best friend. It's about a time when Dirk was much younger and didn't have the cool hair, or the cool car. It's the story of Dirk before he told the world he was gay. And what happened after.

The final volume in this American teen series tells Dirk's story.