** FINALIST ** 2016 Florida Royal Palm Literary Awards CompetitionIt is a story whose roots have grown into the headlines of today . . . Former Army brat Joan Hoover is ecstatic when her father lands a post-military position in the "hometown" she's never had -- the picturesque Southern Georgia hamlet of Mosby. Her hopes for a new life are shattered when she is rejected by her high school classmates, including the boys she labels "The Troop," who taunt...