Frederica Hatch is the only child of two university professors at a small women's college in Massachusetts. The family lives in one of the dormitories; Frederica's parents are houseparents, as well as active union leaders. Dorm life is the only life Frederica has known, other than the times she's at her friends' houses, or her grandmother's house during breaks when the dorms are closed. Frederica, from a young age, has been like a mini-adult; her parents have always been very open with her about life.
Except for one thing: When she is almost 16, while staying at her grandmother's house, Frederica happens upon a photograph from her father's first wedding. No one had ever mentioned that her uncool father had been married to someone else before, especially not someone like Laura Lee French, who was glamorous and worldly, traits that are very different from her Frederica's mother.
When Laura Lee ends up arriving on campus to serve as a houseparent in another dorm, the small college is upended by her out-sized personality, manner of dressing, and unconventional behavior. Life will never be the same for Frederica, or her parents, for that matter!
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