Reunion is a semiautobiographical book that recounts the events of the summer of
2009, when Pascal Girard received an invitation to attend his ten-year high-sch
ool reunion. Initially dismissing the idea of attending, he quickly changes his
mind when he receives an e-mail from Lucie Cot‚, the girl he had a huge crush on
in high school. She tells Pascal that she will be at the reunion and wonders if
he would like to accompany her. Pascal becomes flustered with joy, but two prob
lems remain: he must keep his almost uncontrollable infatuation a secret from hi
s girlfriend, Julie, and he must do something about his weight. At 252 pounds, h
e frets that his weight will put him in the "loser" category among his former cl
assmates, but most of all, he must do something to impress Lucie. He decides on
a drastic plan of action: he takes up jogging every day until he reaches his goa
l of shedding fifty pounds. Three months pass as Pascal dutifully jogs and fanta
sizes about meeting Lucie, until finally he reaches his weight goal on the eve o
f the reunion. The now-slender Pascal arrives at the big event, full of fervent
anticipation. However, one by one, his fantasies of moving into the "winner" cat
egory become cruelly deflated with each conversation he has with his former clas
smates.
