Loved this story of Satchel, a young girl who'd given up on happiness, and Beth, a young woman who'd given up on love. Both find much more than they'd expected in a small town in Delaware, USA. A story about the value of teaching, the importance of truth, about acceptance and patience and about finding what ultimately and eternally matters. ( )

"When Elizabeth Gunnar accepts a job as an English teacher at the school she attended as a girl, she finds herself returning to more than a place. Seaton Preparatory holds so many memories -- of a beloved teacher who left under mysterious circumstances, of a young woman searching for her place i the world, and a former love.
Once there she meets Satchel Queen, a troubled student whose writing assignments draw her attention and her heart. And Ray Schmidt, a childhood friend, her heart has never forgotten.
As new friendships form and te past is brought to light, Elizabeth finds renewal from a most unexpected source."
I highly recommend this book. ( )

A powerful story that explores the effect secrets can have on us. Elizabeth Gunnar accepts a teaching position at the preparatory school she attended as a girl and she ends up returning to memories, mysteries, and an old love. The mystery if what really happened to her favorite teacher--right before the end of her senior year he tried to commit suicide and they never saw him again. The official story was that he had a heart attack--but Elizabeth and her friends were the ones who found him, and they know better. Now that Elizabeth is back at the school and with her old friends she keeps wondering what really happened to him. She also befriends one of her students--a precocious girl with a terrible home life. As a mentor to this young girl she hopes not to fail her in the same way she feels her teacher failed her. Fans of fiction that makes you think, especially with a Christian influence, will enjoy this one. ( )