A coming-of-age story exploring the tension between authentic self-expression and social conformity through a transgressive student-teacher dynamic.
At Phoenix Progressive School, students take notes lying on parlor couches and are encouraged to explore their gifts through electives like break-dancing and graphic-novel writing. In the midst of all this liberal pedagogy and budding talent, Molly Maxwell feels unexceptional, until she falls for her attractive English teacher, Ben.
Sara St. Onge
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