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Boarding School
This genre is for books that take place in boarding schools.
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Paul watched him amble into his class-room at the end of the passage, where a burst of applause greeted his arrival. Dumb with terror, he went into his own class-room.
Ten boys sat before him, their hands folded, their eyes bright with expectation.
‘Good morning, sir,’ said the one nearest him.
‘Good morning,’ said Paul.
‘Good morning, sir,’ said the next.
‘Good morning,’ said Paul.
‘Good morning, sir,’ said the next.
‘Oh, shut up,’ said Paul.
At this the boy took out a handkerchief and began to
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― Decline and Fall
― Decline and Fall
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Pratt created the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and his motto was "kill the Indian, save the man." At this school, and others that would open and follow in its wake, tens of thousands of Native children faced abuse and neglect. They were often forcibly removed from their homes and taken to these schools that were sometimes across the country from their original lives. When they arrived, the children were forced to cut their hair and change their names. They were ma
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― Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
― Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity
One of the most esteemed high schools since the dawn of Athens, the student body is notably fa…more
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❝Sᴀᴏɪʀsᴇ ᴛʀí ᴇᴏʟᴀs; Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Wɪsᴏᴍ!❞
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Behold . . . this old English boarding school, housing hundreds of teenagers all in training to …more
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