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Clarion Books, 2003-01-08

Secret School

Secret School

Avi, Author

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9780152046996

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This two-time Newbery Medalist delivers an inspiring story of a headstrong girl determined to control her own destiny after her one-room schoolhouse in a remote Colorado town shuts down.
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In 1925 Colorado, 14-year-old Ida Bidson becomes an unlikely teacher when her school closes unexpectedly. Determined to continue her education and help her peers, she leads a secret classroom, balancing lessons, farm chores, and her own studies. This inspiring story highlights the power of education, resilience, and community.

Keywords and Themes: Community • Country Life • Courage • Determination • Education • Equality • Girls & Women • Growth • Historical • Juvenile Fiction • Leadership • Lifestyles • Perseverance • Resilience • Responsibility • School & Education • United States - 20th Century

Readability • 4.1

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 157

Subjects • Sex role • Schools • Teachers • Rural schools • Colorado

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | School & Education • Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life

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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