Life Lessons According to Camryn:

No one's born smart, but one does have to work awfully hard to stay stupid.

The fasten seatbelt light chimed off as her mother continued her babbling about not understanding why Camryn had lied. Troy sat with her dad a few rows up. He looked every bit as miserable. At least he was miserable in silence. Mom didn't know when to shut up.

Camryn directed her gaze out the window, trying to tune out the noise. Her seat was ...