School Stories

She was from a back woods village in Russia. The program she entered was supposed to send her to a family in America, where she'd make a new girlfriend, and study at an American high school. But there were bureaucracies involved, and that means there's always room for error. And boy, howdy, was there ever an error. / (Reviews)

Josh is a freshman in high school and gets to choose one elective. He chooses photography. First, he learns to make a pinhole camera and uses it to take a picture of a beautiful girl in his class, unbeknownst to her. He learns how to develop the pictures in the dark room and Mr Watts, his photography teacher sees his first picture and it's "perfect". He displays it for all to see. Now other girls want their pictures taken too! With Dana's help, Josh in now in high demand for his artistic ability

This novel preceeds "Audry", and describes the formation of the Steele family. Covering several years, it is much more than a "coming of age" romp. As always, the sex advances the plot, and is never the reason for the plot. This is the story of a rich "eastern establishment" girl who marries a ranch boy from the wilds of Oregon. / (Reviews)