Books About Scandals

The Best Scandals Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about scandals? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

The Unteachables
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2019

The Unteachables

By Gordon Korman

A burned-out teacher meets a class of misfits. Can chaos lead to redemption?

304 pages· 50,930 words· Est. 7 hour read
5.8/7 Bookroo·4.3/5 Goodreads · 20,590 ratings
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Summary: In room 117, the Unteachables—a group of misfit students—meet their match in Mr. Kermit, a disillusioned teacher nearing retirement. Once a promising educator, Mr. Kermit's career was derailed by scandal. Now, he's tasked with the school's most notorious class. As the year unfolds, chaos reigns, but unexpected bonds form. Can these unlikely allies find redemption and prove everyone wrong? Discover the surprising transformations that occur when the worst class meets the worst teacher.
Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2017

School for Skylarks

Evacuated to a chaotic manor, Lyla discovers unexpected friendships amid wartime upheaval.

352 pages
4.1/5 Goodreads · 91 ratings
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Summary: In 1939, Lyla is sent from London to her great-aunt's sprawling estate, expecting isolation. Instead, the house teems with evacuated schoolgirls and even a horse indoors. Amidst the chaos, Lyla, unfamiliar with friendship, navigates a new world where allies come in surprising forms. Can she find her place in this unexpected community, or will her family's scandal overshadow her chance at belonging? As the war rages on, Lyla's journey reveals that friendship can be found in the most unlikely circumstances.
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020

Who Was Richard Nixon?

A president's secrets unravel, leading to an unprecedented resignation.

112 pages· 8,395 words· Est. 1 hour read
4.1/5 Goodreads · 212 ratings
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Summary: Richard Nixon, once reelected in a landslide, faces a downfall as his involvement in a scandal of tapes, burglary, and deceit is exposed. Discover how his legacy crumbled, leaving a nation in shock and deepening mistrust in government. From his early life to the infamous Watergate scandal, explore the events that led to the only presidential resignation in U.S. history.
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