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The Secret Life of a Boarding School Brat
By Gordon, Amy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82341-779-7
- Publisher
- Holiday
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2004
Gr 5-7 Lydia Rice attends the Florence T. Pocket Boarding School. Her parents are divorced, her beloved grandmother has recently died, and she does not like her new school. She has difficulty making friends until she meets Howie, the maintenance man/night watchman, during one of her nocturnal wanderings through the school. He teaches her to be a sill...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2004
Despite the provocative title, Lydia Rice's "secret life" consists mostly of sneaking around her boarding school after hours and making friends with the night watchman, Howie. She does uncover some secrets herself, though, as Howie challenges her to discover the identity of the five girls pictured in a mural. As a reward, he doles out chapters of a book he is writi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
