Moving with her father from San Francisco to the small town of Wild Pines at the start of her junior year is a bit of culture shock for Posey, narrator of Faith Gardner's If You Can Hear This. She'd been deeply engaged with her old school's paper, even winning a prestigious journalism award. Wild Pines High doesn't have a newspaper or journalism classes. It does have an AV Club...
...which was founded mere months ago. When Posey goes to the first meeting of the year she's in for a rude awakening. Her fellow club members are far from welcoming. They just want to watch documentaries and reject her attempts to get them organized--even an ice breaker activity. It would take quite a bit to jolt them out of their state of inertia...
...as in shocking news on the third day of school when Ms. Moses, the beloved club advisor doesn't show up to teach her classes. The cops don't do anything to find clues to her disappearance. The principal prevents the club from putting up missing person posters. The town doesn't seem to give a damn.
There are three theories regarding the teacher's disappearance. 1) She was murdered--possibly by her husband. 2) She committed suicide. 3) She took off for parts unknown with no plans to return.
The AV Club members are determined to locate Ms. Moses. They're investigating, using social media to glean clues. They're actually pulling together, functioning as a team...
...and learning some of their town's dirty little secrets...
...but with time ticking away are they too late to make a difference and save someone they care deeply about?
On a purrrsonal note, I had the most wonderful time yesterday. Katie, Jacob, Adam, Eugene, and I gathered at Amber, and Brian's house for lunch. Brian prepared delicious corn 🌽 chowder (with whole kernel corn--creamed corn is an abomination) and grilled cheese sandwiches. We sat around and talked. It was such a joy being together as a family.
A great big shout out goes out to my incredible family.
Jules Hathaway
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