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Alan Bennett is relatively happy living with his mother and grandfather, going steady with Leah Pennington, and playing football. Then Duncan Stein--a highly original character--arrives at Cayuta High. He begins publishing a newspaper and manages to bring romantic intrigue to the school through the power of the press. Extremely humorous at times, the story is also occasionally touched with sadness and poignancy.