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The Principal's Principles
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
Publisher Price: $15.99
ISBN13: 9781957893488
Publisher: Tbw
Published: Mar 12 2024
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.49 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In the summer of 1987, Wanda Hare stands on the edge of history in a small Southern school district not quite ready for change.
A devoted teacher, wife, and mother, Wanda is offered the chance to become the first female principal in Holcomb County. The promotion is an honor, but it comes with unspoken costs. Resistance from faculty, scrutiny from the school board, and the constant fear that her daughter will bear the consequences of her ambition force Wanda to ask a question generations of women know well. How much strength can one woman carry without breaking?
Set against the rhythms of rural life, shifting cultural norms, and the slow dismantling of old power structures, The Principal's Principles follows Wanda's journey through her first year in leadership. As she navigates institutional bias, classroom politics, and the fragile balance between home and duty, Wanda learns that integrity is not loud, authority does not require cruelty, and progress is often built through quiet persistence.
Rich with Southern detail and emotional depth, this is a story about women who lead before they are welcomed, mothers who build futures their daughters have not yet imagined, and the kind of courage that changes communities one decision at a time.
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