A group of troubled school kids with special needs, are going on a trip with their teacher Mrs Kay. Mrs Kay is very sympethatic with the teens and her trips always get out of hand, so this time Mr Briggs (another teacher) is going with them to control the situation. The kids don’t like him and he doesn’t like the kids, but as the trip develops both parties learn valuable lessons.
Carl’s aunt Lil Olive lives at the Rosehaven Convalescence Center in Listre. Lil is recuperating there after a recent fall. She still has her own apartment and she wants nothing more than going back home, although she made some friends in the Center. She feels old in the Center and she is afraid it will be her last home. Carl keeps a frequent eye on his aunt and her girlfriends, who are old but not at all tired of life, concluding in all sorts of different trips to stores, lunchrooms and even the police station. And when you throw L. Ray Flowers, the amateur but passionate preacher, into the mix, you’ll get a bunch of golden oldies, who’ll steal your heart when you read this book.
