The Secret Sisters

Written by Avi

Part of the The Secret School series

A girl's dream of education clashes with tradition in the 1920s.

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256 pages· ~610L

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Bookroo's summary

In 1925, Ida Bidson dreams of becoming a teacher, escaping farm life. High school in Steamboat Springs offers new experiences, but her modern ways clash with a strict principal. As her future hangs in the balance, Ida and her friends, the Secret Sisters, must outsmart tradition to keep her dream alive. Will they succeed, or will old rules prevail?

From the publisher

Newbery medalist Avi tells the story of a young girl determined to define her own place amidst old rules and new ways in the Roaring Twenties.Attending high school in Steamboat Springs is Ida Bidson’s dream–it’s her next step toward becoming a teacher and her best shot at escaping a life of milking cows. It’s 1925, and from using telephones to attending movies, Ida is thrilled by her new experiences in Steamboat. She and her school friends even form a club, the Secret Sisters, to celebrate everything modern.But when they accidentally antagonize the strict, traditionalist principal, Ida’s high school career may be over before it even begins. It’s up to the Secret Sisters find a way to save Ida’s dream!Readers will cheer for Ida as she continues the adventure begun in the one-room schoolhouse of Avi’s popular The Secret School!

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