The Secret School

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.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 08/01/2003
ISBN: 9780152046996
Pages: 157
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.62h x 5.02w x 0.42d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 08/11/2003 pg. 282
Publishers Weekly 08/11/2003

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 52625 / Secret School
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3