Girl Meets Class

Girl Meets Class

<h2><b>The hilarious Karin Gillespie returns with her “flair for timing and a cheeky Southern turn of phrase.” (<i>Booklist</i>)</b></h2><h2><b>“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, <i>USA Today</i> Bestselling Author of <i>Lowcountry Boil</i></b></h2><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Related subjects include: chick lit, women’s fiction, humor, humorous fiction, Southern humor, Southern living, friendship.</p><h2><b>Books by Karin Gillespie:</b></h2><ul><li>BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR (#1)</li><li>A DOLLAR SHORT (#2)</li><li>DOLLAR DAZE (#3)</li><li><b>GIRL MEETS CLASS, A Novel</b></li></ul><p><b>Part of the Henery Press Chick Lit Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all...</b></p>