1) The document summarizes the book "Years of the Youth" by Arcibald Chronin. It describes the main character, Robert Shenoni, who lives with his grandparents after his parents pass away.
2) The story follows Robert as he overcomes difficult moments in his life with the support of his grandfather. He spends memorable times with his friends Gavin and Alison.
3) However, everything changes when Gavin dies and Alison leaves town. In the end, after suffering and pain, the now grown Robert succeeds in realizing his dream of attending university to study medicine, his passion.