Paul and the Printing Press

In 1920s America, sixteen-year-old Paul Cameron has a vision: his school needs a voice. The March Hare will be more than just paper and ink, it will be a platform for his classmates' talents and a chronicle of school life. But first, he must convince skeptical teachers, wrangle a team of enthusiastic but inexperienced writers, and figure out how to afford a printing press. What follows is a charming tale of youthful enterprise, where every obstacle becomes an opportunity for creative problem-solving. Bassett captures something timeless about the particular intensity of adolescent ambition: the way a big dream can feel both exhilarating and terrifying when you're young and the world hasn't yet told you what's possible. This is a sweet period snapshot of an era when a determined kid with a good idea could still believe the impossible was just hard work away.