SchoolinLife

The New Girl at St. Chad's | Angela Brazil

Playing catch up with #nofemmeber ! #schoolinlife

As well as the St Clare‘s and Malory Towers books (which @LeahBergen and @erzascarletbookgasm have made me want to reread) I also loved some of the stand alone boarding school books by Angela Brazil. Has anyone else read any?

Cinfhen, Billypar

Billypar I haven't, and until seeing the posts from this prompt, I had no idea there were so many boarding school themed books 🤷 6y

LeahBergen I‘ve not but I picked up a lovely old one at a book sale this year. 👍🏻

The Girls of St. Cyprian's: A Tale of School Life

Centique @Billypar there‘s more than I ever realised! 6y

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Centique @LeahBergen that looks like a great one! 6y

erzascarletbookgasm I do not know these, now I want to read them all! 6y

Cinfhen I was not such an invested reader when I was younger so these books are all new to me! 6y

batsy I've heard of the Angela Brazil books but haven't read them! Don't know if I came across it in these parts in my younger days 🤔😀 6y

JillR Mallory Towers was my absolute favourite, but I‘ve not come across your tagged book. My daughter‘s school is St Chad‘s, I think she might like this 😆 6y

Centique @JillR oh that is cool! I bet the two schools are very different 😂 6y

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CarolynM

Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld

I've been meaning to read this for a long time, but somehow I've never got around to it. Seems a perfect fit for #SchoolinLife. Love that cover blurb. #NoFemmeber

Cinfhen, Billypar

Billypar Yes, the blurb does make a good case 😀 6y

rubyslippersreads I've been meaning to read this one too. 6y

Cinfhen Read it and liked it! Good choice💕 6y

LeahBergen I liked it! 👍🏻 6y

Purrfectpages I‘ve had this on my list since ages ago as well. 6y

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GripLitGrl

Beyonce Knowles: A Biography | Janice Arenofsky

#NoFemmber #schoolinlife
@billypar @Cinfhen

JoScho 🙌🏼 👑 🐝 6y

Billypar Such a great song, right? 😃 6y

Cinfhen I was thinking the same thing @JoScho 😁 6y

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britt_brooke

The Secret History | Donna Tartt

DAY 23: I wouldn‘t want to spend my #schoolinlife with these insufferable Ivy League lunatics.

📷: Northern Caledonia

#nofemmeber

Cinfhen, Billypar

Zelma That is a great image; I can immediately tell each character. 👍 6y

batsy Very cool image! 6y

Billypar Seriously- one crowd to steer clear of! It was always funny to me how, of all the temptations you might face in college, philosophy can also turn out to be deadly 😀 6y

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Cinfhen Excellent!!! Too bad I already read this book, otherwise it‘s perfect for #pop19 #setatcollageUni 6y

Cathythoughts Great choice .. yes I‘d say d stay well away from them if I value my life. One of my very favorite books 👍🏻❤️ 6y

britt_brooke @Billypar 😆 6y

britt_brooke @Zelma @batsy It turns out, there‘s some really fantastic fan art for the book out there. 6y

Pruzy @britt_brooke You‘ve opened my eyes to a whole new world! 6y

britt_brooke @Pruzy 😁🙌🏻 6y

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LeahBergen

Too Marvellous For Words | Julie Welch

The tagged book (subtitled: The Real Malory Towers Life) is a memoir of the author‘s time in an all-girls boarding school in early 1960s Suffolk. Where are my other fans of Enid Blyton/boarding school tales? 😆 @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm @Verity Have any of you read this?

I also just happened to feel in the mood for a vintage read last night and started this Chalet School book.

#SchoolinLife
#NoFemmeber

Cinfhen, Billypar

rubyslippersreads I‘ve never read any of the Chalet School books (not even Peggy of the Chalet School 😄), but I want this book anyway. 😊 6y

LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads It‘s definitely your sort of read! The Chalet School books are sweet and fun (and quite different from many school stories as they‘re set mainly in the Austrian Tyrol). 👍🏻 6y

Moray_Reads Based on St Leonard's in St Andrews, I believe. I've been in the Victorian sea pool (I think it's mentioned in the books) at dawn on May 1st many years ago. Traditional but not advisable 6y

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LeahBergen @Moray_Reads Brrrr! ❄️❄️❄️ And I didn‘t know that St Leonard‘s was the inspiration for Malory Towers. I‘m off to look at a photo. 👍🏻 6y

Moray_Reads @LeahBergen The May Dip it's called. One of those "you can't graduate unless..." traditions. St A's is an odd but marvellous place 6y

umbrellagirl @Moray_Reads When were you at St Andrews? I graduated in 2001. I read history there. 6y

Moray_Reads @umbrellagirl Same! But 2005-2009 6y

umbrellagirl @Moray_Reads 💙 6y

batsy I haven't heard of this! Sounds wonderful. @Moray_Reads St Andrews must have been an experience 😍 6y

Verity I haven‘t read too marvelous for words, but I am missing my chalet school collection while I‘m over here in the states. Can‘t wait to get home to the book pile... 6y

erzascarletbookgasm I don‘t know the tagged book, sounds like something I‘d like! And somehow I‘ve never read the Chalet School series 🤷‍♀️ 6y

Billypar Love this picture- looks like a trip back in time! 👏👏 6y

Cinfhen Your throwback read looks like something straight out of my elementary school day🧡not the skiing but the story 😆 6y

Centique My word Leah, what a find! This is definitely going on the TBR. 😍 6y

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Kalalalatja

Fight Like A Girl | Clementine Ford

My Audible library is full of books which give important lessons in life aka #SchoolinLife 📖

#NoFemmeber

Cinfhen, Billypar

Moray_Reads I love non-fiction audiobooks 6y

Billypar It's true- books are great teachers! I love listening to non-fiction audiobooks. 6y

kishore_kk @Moray_Reads Moray @Billypar Non-fiction is my favourite genre💚 These books are ocean of knowledge to delve into. 6y

Cinfhen That‘s such an awesome collage!!! Still need to pick up

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster

kspenmoll Great collection! 6y

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Chrissyreadit

Homeschooling for Excellence | David Colfax, Micki Colfax

This is #schoolinlife for our homeschool. My son studies Japanese, juggling, and programming 🤣Today‘s song would be Life On Mars? (David Bowie/cover Sophia Anne Caruso) since that‘s my daughters current project ❤️❤️❤️ https://genius.com/Sophia-anne-caruso-life-on-mars-lyrics

Cinfhen, Billypar

Skyrimir Love seeing other homeschoolers! My mom homeschooled me and my three siblings all the way to graduation. :) 6y

Chrissyreadit @Skyrimir that‘s awesome! There are a bunch of homeschool families on Litsy that pop up randomly! 6y

Cinfhen Sweet! How old is your son?? 6y

Chrissyreadit @Cinfhen He‘s 14. All about learning magic and havoc these days. 6y

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Billypar

A Prayer for Owen Meany | John Irving

#Schoolinlife #NoFemmeber
Owen Meany runs into some trouble in his schooling life when his rebellious newspaper editorials challenge the authority of the headmaster. But who needs a degree when you're schoolin' life? Beyonce would definitely support Owen in his efforts to stand up for what he believes, controversy be damned- she's got some experience there herself. @Cinfhen

Cathythoughts Life is the best teacher ... 👍🏻👍🏻❤️💔💕 6y

Cinfhen Never thought I‘d see a Beyoncé / Owen Meany pairing but I gotta say.... it‘s perfect❣️??? 6y

Billypar @Cinfhen That's what I like about this challenge- creates some unexpected pairings that still work somehow 😄 6y

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Librarybelle

Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times | Andrew D. Kaufman

Did you ever think Tolstoy could teach us life lessons from his book War and Peace? According to Kaufman, Tolstoy does. Breaking this critique into sections like Love and Family, Kaufman takes readers through War and Peace and shows the life lessons carved into he novel. #SchoolinLife #NoFemmeber

Confession: my goal is to complete War and Peace this year. I started it but haven‘t picked it up in awhile. I may have a marathon read of it!

Cinfhen, Billypar

Moray_Reads I loved War and Peace, stacked! 6y

DivineDiana This sounds fantastic! 6y

Librarybelle @Moray_Reads @DivineDiana I plan to read this after I finish War and Peace. It looks like it will be a good read! 6y

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sudi Loved this book, Pierre is one of my favorite characters 6y

batsy This sounds great! After I tackle W&P... Maybe next year 😆 6y

Billypar Such a great title 😄 It's true that I haven't given it a chance yet because of the length, but I'm sure it is full of wisdom- hopefully I'll go for it at some point! 6y

Librarybelle @Billypar ❤️ 6y

Cinfhen What a clever choice!! Always original, Jess!! 6y

Librarybelle Thanks, @Cinfhen ! 6y

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