Twelve stories by the award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow.

Maxwell presents glimpses of his hometown in four of the twelve stories that make up this volume. Called Draperville for purposes of anonymity, the setting of the stories is in fact Lincoln, Illinois. The stories are: "The Trojan Women," "What Every Boy Should Know," "A Final Report," and "The Value of Money."

CONTENTS: Over By the River.--The Trojan Women.--The Pilgrimage.--The Patterns of Love.--What Every Boy Should Know.--The French Scarecrow.--Young Francis Whitehead.--A Final Report.--Haller's Second Home.--The Gardens of Mont-Saint-Michel.--The Value of Money.--The Thistles in Sweden.