In the early 1960's on Long Island, a winning cast of teachers and students in Suppogue High School cope with a mysterious murder, forbidden romances, and political upheavals. The plucky heroine, Lucy Mackenzie, snares the dangerous murderer and finds her own life-affirming answers. Memorable characters include The Owl Prince, a Merlin of an artist-teacher; Tony Nappa, a defiant "communist" historian; troubled students on paths of self-destruction, rescued by teachers' unique acts of courage; and good-hearted Jimmy Duffer and his buddy, debonair Noah Leonard, who journey from Long Island to colorful Newfoundland to solve big mysteries in the story; a rollicking good read; a spirited, old-fashioned novel delivered with literary flair