Follow a part of Marcella's life as she leaves school and starts her work experience program that takes her away from home to a different life and new lifelong friends like Wendy and Barbara-Ann. She learns and discovers new things in Hawaii and California that is so different from the way she grew up back on the farm. She is supported along the way by her father, a male friend and a mysterious old master painter, who turns out to be more than that. Her father also reveals a secret that he has kept from her for many years. So just relax and start reading to find out what her father's secret is and who the master painter could be....Here is one of the Testimonials that are in the back of the book "I am Susie and would like to tell you guys, how much I am enjoying Joan Maguire's Books!! They are very enjoyable, and they are something that you do not ever want to put down!! I really do enjoy these books; I can't wait until the next one she puts out!!!!!! I say go to your local book store, today and get one, you will not be disappointed!!!!! Sue from the United States of America.