The popular teenage television actor uses excerpts from his fan mail as a jumping-off point to discuss troublesome aspects of adolescence, including family life, dating, and drugs, with examples drawn from his own experiences on and off the set of "The Cosby Show."

A MESSAGE FROM DANIEL PAISNER:

“The first of two forewords I ‘ghostwrote’ for Bill Cosby. (Once again - sorry, America!) Malcolm was just a kid when we worked together on this. In fact, he told me afterwords that he submitted the book for school credit. I think he got an ‘A’. (Gee, I hope he got an ‘A’!)”