Saving Miss Oliver's.Saving Miss Oliver's Stephen Davenport H.H. Bonnell Publisher PO Box 11220, Oakland, CA 94611-1220 0976925524 $17.95 www.amazon.com Saving Miss Oliver's by Stephen Davenport is an original novel depicting the potential demise of New England's "Miss Oliver's School for Girls". When the school's board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. fires Marjorie Boyd, the schools headmistress head·mis·tress n. A woman who is the principal of a school, usually a private school. Noun 1. headmistress - a woman headmaster for the past thirty-five years, her successor Fred Kindler kin·dle 1 v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles v.tr. 1. a. To build or fuel (a fire). b. To set fire to; ignite. 2. is faced with the increasingly difficult task of reviving the school and retaining its students. From the very first paragraphs, Saving Miss Oliver's is an engaging novel and is very highly recommended to all general fiction readers, particularly those intrigued by the inter-political struggle of modern private and preparatory school preparatory school: see school. preparatory school School that prepares students for entrance to a higher school. In Europe, where secondary education has been selective, preparatory schools have been those that catered to pupils wishing to enter systems. |
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