When Mike Thornton first walks into the imposing office of old Willerby - venerable and off-the-wall headmaster of Wintergreen prep school for boys - the inexperienced young form teacher knows little of the fate that awaits him. Two adventuresome terms, and innumerable scrapes, later - and Mike is an old Wintergreen hand.
Scott Cooper is a principal and CFO of an international planning and design firm and a member of the local school board. He has been a teacher, basketball coach, scout leader, and Boys' and Girls' club volunteer. He lives in California with his wife and three children.