Goodreads asked Victoria Maxwell:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Victoria Maxwell The idea for Class of 1983 came to me when I was working as a high school English teacher. The school I worked at had an old book room and every time I went in there to get a stack of books for my class I felt like I was going back in time. I was always just a little disappointed to come out and be back in the present again.

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