""Marvelously original characters . exceptional insight into human psychology.""-Rosemary Aubert, author of the "Ellis Portal mystery" series Aidan Solnicki's teaching career isn't off to a strong start. After a student commits suicide, Aidan is transferred to Central High, an inner-city high school rife with turmoil. He loves his new job teaching mathematics but gets little response from his students or his co-workers. That, combined with his guilt over his former student's death, leaves Aidan prone to depression and desolation. But Aidan has a more pressing problem to deal with. He just...

""Marvelously original characters . exceptional insight into human psychology.""-Rosemary Aubert, author of the "Ellis Portal mystery" series Aidan Solnicki's teaching career isn't off to a strong start. After a student commits suicide, Aidan is transferred to Central High, an inner-city high school rife with turmoil. He loves his new job teaching mathematics but gets little response from his students or his co-workers. That, combined with his guilt over his former student's death, leaves Aidan prone to depression and desolation. But Aidan has a more pressing problem to deal with. He just...