While he has vague memories of other people on Garland Farm, for most of his life it has just been Capricorn and Rain. If the author had done his work, he would have found that homeschoolers are socially more advanced than their peers. To claim SMP, you may apply at the same time that you give notice to your employer of your pregnancy and your intention to take maternity leave. But Capricorn takes his responsibilities as eighth-grade president seriously, and his earnestness, as well as his calm demeanor, eventually win people over.

SMP is only payable when you are away from work so if you work at any time during your maternity leave you will not get SMP for that week.Cap is picked up in an ambulance containing Rain, who has recovered and takes him out of school and back to Garland Farm.

The geographic setting of the novel is never stated outright but is strongly implied to be Northern California. In addition the story isn't even enjoyable because Cap continuously gets bullied throughout the whole story so it's depressing as hell.

We have the most popular books in our database and we sort them based on the number of reviews and ratings. During the ordinary maternity leave period, all your contractual rights, except your normal pay, will continue as if you were not absent from work. In these books, the homeschooler has to go to a public school for the first time, and there encounters all-new, life-changing things such as wedgies and peer pressure.