Welcome to Litsy!

For decades, the small town of Carpe Diem, Illinoishas quietly unschooled its children, eschewing tests and classrooms forreal-life experiences. Now, long-smoldering political feuds -- and deeppersonal secrets -- threaten to explode. When her mother is hospitalized in Carpe Diem after an auto accident, teenager Tali Shaw, the daughter of a powerful state senator, finds herself at the heart of a vicious conspiracy to bring Carpe Diem down. Can prize-winning Chicago Examiner reporter Leo Townsend overcome his own demons and expose those behind the scheme before it's too late? And when the truth is finally revealed, can Carpe Diem ever be the same?