Anna O'Mally is a born writer--gifted, perceptive, headed for the stars. Or she was, until the tragic death of her uncle Joe. He was barely older than Anna herself, and she worshipped the ground he walked on.

A Colt revolver and a faded manuscript left by General Garrard to his grandson revealing the most closely guarded secrets of the First World War act as the starting point of this novel.

However, other educators maintain that schools' investments in computer-assisted education have not paid off. This volume highlights the main arguments about what role computers should play in the classroom.