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Traveling light Traveling light Katrina Kittle "Travel light and you can sing in the robber's face" was the best advice Summer Zwolenick ever received from her father, though she didn't recognize it at the time. Three years after the accident tha… OL102621W
My face to the wind My face to the wind Murphy, Jim Following her father's death from a disease that swept through her Nebraska town in 1881, teenaged Sarah Jane must find work to support herself and records in her diary her experiences as a young sch… OL103697W
A bone and a hank of hair A bone and a hank of hair Leo Bruce Gentleman Detective Carolus Deene is called to investigate the disappearance of Mrs. Rathbone, and perhaps the second Mrs. Rathbone, and the third. With little more than the title clues to aid him, D… OL10507990W
Lie By Moonlight Lie By Moonlight Jayne Ann Krentz A hired tutor for four orphaned girls at a remote Castle, Concordia Glade is pleased to find her pupils both eager & smart they are bright enough to notice some odd things about their situation. Prov… OL112316W
My life as a fifth-grade comedian My life as a fifth-grade comedian Elizabeth Levy Although Bobby's father thinks that he might be expelled just like his older brother, with the encouragement of a new fifth-grade teacher, Bobby tries to channel his penchant for humor into a learnin… OL114101W
Hoosier school-master Hoosier school-master Edward Eggleston Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) was born in Vevay, Indiana. He was both a novelist and a historian, authoring several texts of U.S. history. OL1145619W
My Teacher's Secret Life My Teacher's Secret Life Stephen Krensky After observing her teacher at the supermarket, at the mall, and even in a park, a young child begins to think that the teacher has a secret life. OL115768W
The Professors' Wives' Club The Professors' Wives' Club Joanne Rendell Nestled among Manhattan University's faculty housing, there is a garden where four women will meet each with a scandalous secret that could upset their lives, destroy their families, and rock the pre… OL12035494W
For Your Eyes Only! For Your Eyes Only! Joanne Rocklin The entries in the journals of two sixth grade students reveal much about their personal feelings, family lives, and a growing interest in poetry sparked by their new substitute teacher. OL121006W
Hummingbirds Hummingbirds Joshua A. Gaylord A wonderfully compelling debut novel about the intertwining-and darkly surprising-relationships between the teachers and students at an all-girls prep school Spend a year at the Carmine-Casey School … OL13694869W
Knightley Academy Knightley Academy Violet Haberdasher In an alternate Victorian England, fourteen-year-old orphan Henry Grim, a maltreated servant at an exclusive school for the "sons of Gentry and Quality," begins a new life when he unexpectedly become… OL13841301W
Bogeymen Don't Play Football Bogeymen Don't Play Football Marcia Thornton Jones,Debbie Dadey "There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new mysterious student teacher who is on the Bailey City football team really be out to get the students of Bailey Elementa… OL14912798W
Leaving Whiskey Bend Leaving Whiskey Bend Dorothy Garlock The new novel from the Voice of America's Heartland, Dorothy Garlock. In l890 two friends, middle-aged Pearl and pretty, young schoolteacher Hallie, have just about decided to leave the rough Western… OL14914065W
Dear Teacher Dear Teacher Jack Sheffield A return to Ragley-on-the-Forest village school for another year of tears and laughterIt's 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV, Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister, Abba is top of th… OL14937726W
Art lessons Art lessons Eleanor Schick A young student learns about art and life from his special friend and art teacher. OL15001351W
The Magus The Magus John Fowles A startlingly original novel about a young English graduate who takes a position as a teacher at a private school on a small Greek island. Bored and lonely he spends his free hours wandering alone un… OL15028W
Horrible Harry takes the cake Horrible Harry takes the cake Suzy Kline The kids in room 3B have found out that their teacher, Miss Mackle, is engaged! But who is the lucky groom? Leave it to Harry and his best friend, Doug, to find out. Harry goes into detective mode, a… OL15056011W
Mighty Monday madness Mighty Monday madness Douglas TenNapel Weird things happen in Mrs. Frightenright's class on Monday mornings! How about werewolves, talking spiders, man-eating aliens, and a pig that plays backgammon? OL15146481W
Teacher's Pet Teacher's Pet Johanna Hurwitz Nine-year-old Cricket's expectations of being, as always, the teacher's favorite student are dashed by the arrival of an unusual new girl in her fourth-grade class. OL152038W
The gunsmith's gallantry The gunsmith's gallantry Susan Page Davis "Hiram Dooley's sister Gert is about to leave him to get married--if Sheriff Ethan Chapman would ever propose; his sister-in-law, Rose, thinks Hiram should marry her, since they're both widowed; and … OL15522411W
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