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Twelve-year-old James hates life at his hippy boarding school where lessons are optional, homework forbidden and school rules decided by democratic vote. All he wants is an academic education with proper exams. When a strict new maths teacher strides into this world of peace, love and fringed...
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Twelve-year-old James hates life at his hippy boarding school where lessons are optional, homework forbidden and school rules decided by democratic vote. All he wants is an academic education with proper exams. When a strict new maths teacher strides into this world of peace, love and fringed ponchos, James latches onto him as a symbol of hope. At first, Mervyn's eccentricities seem comic but as a more tragic story unfolds, the adult James is forced to confront his own part in a grand downfall.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780993287428 (0993287425)
ASIN: 0993287425
Publish date: 2015-09-01
Publisher: Hookline Books
Pages no: 232
Edition language: English
I was intrigued at the beginning of the story as the author has the main two characters crossing paths years later after their first encounter. As they meet again, it is amazing how individuals can change in just a few short years. The transformation that occurs was caused by some event or events th...
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