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Girl Meets Class
Girl Meets Class | Karin Gillespie
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The hilarious Karin Gillespie returns with her "flair for timing and a cheeky Southern turn of phrase." (Booklist) "Funny, empathetic, and wise. Gillespie shines a light into dark corners we need to examine, but somehow manages to entertain us at the same time. A fantastic read." - Susan M. Boyer, USA Today Bestselling Author of Lowcountry Boil The unspooling of Toni Lee Wells' Tiffany and Wild Turkey lifestyle begins with a trip to the Luckett County Jail drunk tank. An earlier wrist injury sidelined her pro tennis career, and now she's trading her tennis whites for wild nights roaming the streets of Rose Hill, Georgia. Her wealthy family finally gets fed up with her shenanigans. They cut off her monthly allowance but also make her a sweetheart deal: Get a job, keep it for a year, and you'll receive an early inheritance. Act the fool or get fired, and you'll lose it for good. Toni Lee signs up for a fast-track Teacher Corps program. She hopes for an easy teaching gig, but what she gets is an assignment to Harriet Hall, a high school that churns out more thugs than scholars. What's a spoiled Southern belle to do when confronted with a bunch of street smart students who are determined to make her life as difficult as possible? Luckily, Carl, a handsome colleague, is willing to help her negotiate the rough teaching waters and keep her bed warm at night. But when Toni Lee gets involved with some dark dealings in the school system, she fears she might lose her new beau as well as her inheritance. Related subjects include: chick lit, women's fiction, humor, humorous fiction, Southern humor, Southern living, friendship. Books by Karin Gillespie: BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR (#1) A DOLLAR SHORT (#2) DOLLAR DAZE (#3) GIRL MEETS CLASS, A Novel Part of the Henery Press Chick Lit Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all... Author Bio: Karin Gillespie is national bestselling author of five novels and a humor columnist for Augusta Magazine. Her nonfiction writing had been in the New York Times, The Writer Magazine and Romantic Times. She maintains a website and blog at Karingillespie.net. Sign up for her newsletter on her website, follow her on Twitter or connect with her on Facebook."
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Lynnsoprano
Girl Meets Class | Karin Gillespie
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#photoadaynov16 I'm down with a cold, so I'm curled up with a cup of tea and my Kindle. I would never throw my Kindle across the room, but the closest I've come was when I started reading this book. As a retired teacher, I took offense to some of the depictions and attitudes about teaching. Bailed pretty fast, which is something I rarely do. #threwitacrosstheroom

Dragon Hope you're better soon 😷 8y
Seshat Feel better. I have a cold, too! 8y
Donna_sBookMinute Hope you feel better soon. I'd never throw my Nook or a book. Just walk away. I don't think TRUE book lovers are capable of mishandling a book -- for any reason. 8y
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tpixie Feel better soon! 8y
Lynnsoprano @Donna_sBookMinute I hear you. I couldn't either. 8y
LauraBeth Hope you feel better 😀 8y
GlitteryOtters Feel better!! I completely understand the response, BTW. I cannot tell you how many books I've quit when the author was a moron towards people who do the jobs I've done (and as I've been a bookstore clerk, a grocery clerk, a credit union teller--and loan officer and phone center rep--I have had a lot of jobs authors routinely trash. It's ok to say the job isn't ideal, but when you act like people who do it are dumb/lesser/inhuman, I am GONE) 8y
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