private schools

Jeremiah Birnbaum, an obedient boy from a very wealthy family, attends a private school where he takes classes in etiquette, ballroom dancing, watercolor painting, and classical piano, but his soul is stirred when he hears a banjo being played, and though his parents forbid it, he decides to learn anyway.

As the candidates from the Lizard and Gecko student clubs compete in various competitions to determine who will be class president at Mouseford Academy, a mysterious substance is polluting Whale Island's beaches, putting the island and the election both at risk.

Fifteen year old Tim, a Russian-born boy finding a new life in America, is not sure he likes his exclusive boarding school until he meets the lovely Phoebe and experiences both love and sex.

Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor. Includes review questions.

Roch is homesick and miserable after being sent to the seminary even though he is eager to pursue his education, but when he finds out the priest wants him to be on the basketball team, he decides the only thing to do is run away.

As the girls of Waverly Academy participate in their new discussion group--and begin to feel as if they all really get a long--Callie Vernon works on a plan which involves her roommate Jenny's boyfriend, Easy Walsh, dumping her.

Bernie Bridges has to think of a way to get Angel Goodeboy out of his life after Mrs. Heinie makes Bernie share his room with the not-so-angelic Angel.

"Education of Hailey Kendrick:" Dating a popular boy and adhering to every rule ever written, a high school senior at an elite Vermont boarding school begins to shed her good girl identity after an angry incident with her distant father.

Sasha Silver has been invited to attend an exclusive equestrian clinic. Problem is, certain friends have been invited also and after the way things ended at Canterwood's Sweetheart Soiree, there's almost no line between friend and frenemy.

Sixteen-year-old Emma Conner moves to New York to live with her aunt after her stepfather nearly kills her while driving drunk, and starts school at the exclusive Vincent Academy where she is immediately attracted to bad boy Brendan, but a series of disturbing dreams and Brendan's odd behavior make her wonder if she has chosen the right boy.