The Secret School

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003 - Juvenile Fiction - 157 pages
More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. Yet even a secret school needs a teacher. Ida can't be it. . . . Or can she?
In the spirit of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Newbery Medal winner Avi creates an inspiring story of a headstrong girl determined to control her own destiny.
 

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One
1
Two
13
Three
21
Four
29
Five
36
Six
43
Seven
51
Eight
56
Twelve
92
Thirteen
105
Fourteen
112
Fifteen
120
Sixteen
127
Seventeen
134
Eighteen
146
CHATTING WITH AVI
155

Nine
66
Ten
74
Eleven
82
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Avi's many acclaimed books for young readers include the Newbery Medal-winning Crispin: The Cross of Lead and the Newbery Honor books Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle as well as The Fighting Ground, Poppy, and The Secret School. He lives in Colorado.

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