Its their last summer before college, and Jaret and Peggy have fallen deeply in love. They exchange love letters, have pet names, and spend hours alone in their special clearing in the woods. For once, life is perfect. But Jaret and Peggy live in Gardeners Point, a small town a hundred miles from New York City, and a place where girls only date boys. In Gardeners Point, being different isnt easybut nothing could prepare them for the danger that lies ahead.A novel ahead of its time, Sandra Scoppettones 1978 lesbian young adult romance shows how Jaret and Peggys relationship affects their friends, family, and town, and how, when Jaret is assaulted by a classmate, love and friendship win out.