Main protagonist. A 1946 housewife reminiscing about her shy, academically gifted but socially awkward high school years in the 1920s. She navigates teenage crushes on her classmate Johnny and new French teacher Mr. Fontayne, eventually marrying him and becoming a school principal's wife.
Father-daughter relationship with distant mortician father
Margie lives with her grandmother after her mother's death
One-sided crush on the popular football captain
Margie develops a crush on her French teacher
Roy constantly attempts to court Margie despite her disinterest
Neighbors and classmates with different social status
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