INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Scott, Lisa Ann

School of Charm

(3) 4-6 In 1977, after their father's death, eleven-year-old tomboy Chip and her sisters are taken to their grandmother, who immediately recruits them for the local beauty pageant. Chip doesn't stand a chance, until she discovers a charm school that may just be magical. Scott toes the line between fantasy and reality with aplomb, keeping readers hopeful that Chip's heartrending struggle will end happily.

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