"The rest of Ms. Hahn's classes were regular senior English classes students that were lazy and inattentive. They cheated in predictable ways: copying articles straight from Wikipedia and SparkNotes. Ms. Hahn found it best not to push them too hard, not to punish them too severely. They were like raccoons only dangerous when backed into corners." - from "The Year of the Rooster"
This year's AP English students are notorious for cheating, and their teacher, Ms. Hahn, is desperate to find solid evidence against them. The staff has grown deaf to her claims that the class played a part in the disappearance of the former tenth grade English teacher. It isn't until the newly-hired German teacher appears as a possible ally that we learn what the class is truly capable of.
This is the first story in a linked short story collection. More stories coming soon!