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42) Home song
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The arrival of a new transfer student spells emotional upheaval for the Gardner family when it is revealed that he is the result of a brief affair that Tom Gardner, a devoted family man and high-school principal, had years earlier. 300,000 first printing. $200,000
43) Matilda
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
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Matilda, a brilliant, sensitive little girl, uses her talents and ingenuity to seek revenge on her crooked father, lazy mother, and the terrifying Miss Trunchbull, her wicked headmistress, and save her beloved teacher, Miss Honey.
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A couple who are old friends of Isabel Dalhousie's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater. The board has four final candidates but has received an anonymous letter alleging that one of them has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it?
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Hellcat Canyon novel volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
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The principal of Hellcat Elementary, ex-Navy SEAL Gabe Caldera finally gets a chance with single mom Eden Harwood and as their relationship takes a serious turn, Edens past returns with a vengeance, tearing them apart.
47) Simply perfect
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Simply quartet (Mary Balogh) volume 4
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Regency England amid music lessons and garden parties, whispered confessions and secret yearnings, one of the school's teachers, headmistress Claudia Martin will find her well-ordered world jolted by love when she meets a man who would make the perfect husband ... for somebody else.
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2018.
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"Margot Cary has spent her life immersed in everything Lake Sackett is not. As an elite event planner, Margot's rubbed elbows with the cream of Chicago society, and made elegance and glamour her business. She's riding high until one event goes tragically, spectacularly wrong. Now she's blackballed by the gala set and in dire need of a fresh start--and apparently the McCreadys are in need of an event planner with a tarnished reputation. As Margot finds...
49) Doug rules
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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When Doug wins a prize to become principal of Beebe Bluff Middle School, he outlaws all rules.
50) Lady Be Good
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[1999]
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A British headmistress determined to lose her reputation arrives in Texas, where she meets a play-boy athlete who has been blackmailed into being her chauffeur.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Big bad Mr. Bundy? Mr. Bundy is the principal at PS 88. And it may be hard to believe, but he once came nose-to-nose with the big bad wolf, who gobbled him up in one bite! "Gulp!" One thing all the kids at PS 88 know for sure is that their favorite principal is never far from zany (mis)adventures"--Jacket flap.
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My weirder-est school volume 11
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"There's a new principal at Ella Mentry School. Yes, it's true! Mr. Klutz is retiring and the president of the Board of Education, Dr. Carbles (Boo! Hiss!), has hired the best person for the job -- or at least the funniest. But stand-up comedian Mrs. Stoker will have to face Vice Principal Mrs. Jafee in a big joke-off duel to defend her new job. Will Mrs. Stoker have the last laugh? Or will shoe lose her audience when things get serious?"
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Clue mystery volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
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"When a storm strikes at Blackbrook Academy, an elite prep school nestled in the woods of Maine, a motley crew of students--including Beth 'Peacock' Picach, Orchid McKee, Vaughn Green, Sam 'Mustard' Maestor, Finn Plum, and Scarlet Mistry--are left stranded on campus with their headmaster. Hours later, her body is found hanging in the conservatory and it's very clear her death was no suicide. With this group of students who are all hiding something,...
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My weird school daze volume 6
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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When the new vice principal is put in charge of Ella Mentry School for a few days, she tries out some very unusual ideas about how students learn.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Mr. Bundy's swept away! One second, PS 88's principal was visiting Ms. Tilly's class, and the next, army of brooms was flying everywhere, flip-flopping everything in its path. Who's behind this monstrous and magical mess? One thing all the kids at PS 88 know for sure is that their favorite principal is never far from zany (mis)adventures.
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Miss Oliver's volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
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The prestigious New England boarding school, Miss Oliver's School for Girls, is on the cusp of going under. The trustees have just fired Marjorie Boyd, headmistress for the last thirty-five years, because she's derelict as a financial manager. But she is a brilliant educator, beloved of the alumnae and students, who are angry and rebellious and will hate her successor. Nevertheless, if her successor, Fred Kindler, can get the support of the legendary...
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Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Barry Dunn is out of control. But since he beats kids up when they're off school property, nobody at "Burp it Up" Middle School can stop him. Jake Sherman has a plan- he makes his buddy Josh switch bodies with the principal. Principals can do anything. They can expel kids like Barry Dunn.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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"Meet Mr Bundy! He's the principal at PS 88, and believe it or not, he was once magically turned into a slimy green frog. He played leapfrog, ate bugs, and even croaked, "Ribbit!". One thing all the kids at PS 88 know for sure is that their favorite principal is never far from zany (mis)adventures."--Back cover.
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Pub. Date
2007
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The Headmaster's Dilemma is the story of Michael Sayre, the handsome, avant-garde headmaster of Averhill, the great New England prep school, as he is faced with a school administrator's worst nightmare: a lawsuit brought by fervent parents in response to an incident involving their son and an upperclassman. To make matters worse, Michael is losing the support of both the board of trustees-led by the conniving Donald Spencer - and senior faculty members....
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My weirdest school volume 6
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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When the teachers of Ella Mentry School go on strike, A. J. and the gang meet a new principal who does not believe in rules and says that the students do not have to learn anything if they do not want to.