Althea and Oliver have been best friends for 10 years. Now in their junior year of high school, Althea and Oliver's friendship is changing. Althea is beginning to have romantic feelings for Oliver and wants their friendship to become something more. Oliver is battling an unknown syndrome that causes him to fall into a deep slumber for weeks at a time. For this reason, he wants his relationship with Althea to remain "normal." He wants to wake up and find Althea and everything else the same as it was before he fell asleep. One terrible decision will change both their lives forever. Will they be able to remain friends? Or is the friendship over for good? "Althea & Oliver," is a fantastic story about the pain and beauty of growing up and falling in love.