Leaving Juneau County

Small-town life in 1958 was just about perfect for Mauston High School senior Jack Barton and his three inseparable friends. Problem was . . . the carefree days of youth were growing short. Adulthood loomed just past graduation day. So they did what any teenager would do--try to cram as much fun as possible into their final months together. Unfortunately, hormones, natural calamity, bad characters, governmental intrusion, and the need to choose a career path complicated matters. Would their bonds of friendship survive the turmoil? Find out in this wonderfully written coming-of-age classic.

"It may be difficult to see at age 17, but yes, Virginia, there is life after high school."