Pressed by her friends in a cadet class to write a West Point story, Warner follows a boy from home and family through the night express and the ordeal of the lonely candidate. Duty, the flag and the discipline of the Academy shape him, while sisters, strawberry-hulling and kitchen mischief keep the household scenes warm.
Warner lived on Constitution Island across the Hudson and held Bible classes for cadets for decades; this is their world as she knew it. Download the free EPUB.