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The Ghosts of Headless Hall (BratReads)    by David Elvar
Price: $1.99 USD. 5110 words. Published on December 28, 2009. .

Three ghosts in search of somewhere new to haunt — Lord Moribund, Sir Percival de Seest and their faithful serf, Doenutt — come to Headless Hall, an old stately home now being used as a school. They meet Emily, who has a problem with the headmistress. They’d like to help but they’re actually not that good at haunting people, until they find a huge pair of knickers hanging in the kitchen...
If Trees Could Fly    by Henri Debidour
Price: $7.99 USD. 73400 words. Published on April 5, 2010. .

« Henri Debidour has written a gripping novel. This coming of age story from France is as it turns a powerful drama on the American Dream. » Khaled Hosseini (« The Kite Runner » – Riverhead Books – Penguin) (« A Thousand Splendid Suns » - Riverhead Books – Penguin)
Pranksters at Play: Tales Out of School    by Mel Anthony
Price: $4.99 USD. 99190 words. Published by AgioPublishing on September 24, 2010. .

A Very Funny Book! "Pranksters at Play: Tales Out of School" is chock-a-block with, what else - pranks! Reader beware, "Nothing is ever exactly what it seems." Author Mel Anthony lived 5 years at boarding school and was both a perpetrator and victim of pranks. Royalties will be donated to Christian Out Reach Peru. ISBN 978-1-897435-43-4 trade paperback ISBN 978-1-897435-49-6 Smashwords edition
Journeying Mercies: Tuesday Was Gone    by Bob Neudorf
Price: $4.99 USD. 284010 words. Published on October 9, 2010. .

Journey into the heart of Africa with Phillip Bartsch, into a place known as "the white man's graveyard." But danger came, not only from deadly snakes, scorpions and diseases, but also from some adults at a missionary-run boarding school. Animals ask tough questions but the rest of the book is non-fiction. Enjoy this story of hope.
Here Begin the Lessons    by John Theissen
Price: $1.00 USD. 70720 words. Published on November 18, 2010. .

What was it really like at Ravenhill School? Now the truth can be told. A memoir of the old times, the strange times. A teenage boy is thrust into a new environment: boarding school. Things don't always work out as planned for the narrator, & the same holds true for the schoolmasters. What happens when bullying becomes intolerable? And who's writing those outrageous slogans on the walls?
The Dormitory of the Friable Little Girls    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: $1.99 USD. 4310 words. Published by Olo Books on January 6, 2011. .

When Melanie's mother dumps her at the Little Flower Preparatory College for Girls, Melanie can handle the uniforms and the 6 a.m. wake-up calls. But when the nuns' discipline turns savage and Melanie discovers that the parents have essentially abandoned them, Melanie must save herself and her best friend, even if it means consorting with a vampire.
Book Two: The Enchanted    by Kathryn Kranzler Izgi
Price: $3.99 USD. 120730 words. Published on January 10, 2011. .

Part Two: Effie goes to school in Switzerland. Antaeus has left for the Sea Within, perhaps never to be seen again. She is left to deal with the effects of their eternal enchantment. She meets Kemal, a fellow Turk who has been living in exile for crimes he did not commit. While she battles the enchantment he battles his love for her.
The Chances    by J. L. Pierce
Price: $0.99 USD. 60050 words. Published on February 9, 2011. .

Two teenage brothers--an over-analytical detective and a roguish kleptomaniac--must put aside their differences and work together to figure out who is behind the anonymous e-mails promising answers to their classmate's mysterious death.
The Ants of Trescotham Hall    by Anne Braid
Price: $0.99 USD. 34210 words. Published on April 4, 2011. .

Trescotham Hall is a unique school for girls who have suddenly developed enhanced abilities or ‘Ants’ as they call them. Join the pupils and their wondrous new inventions, along with technology most of us can only dream of. But how will the girls deal with the very real danger to their school, and will they cope, putting their Ants to the test in the real world for the very first time?
Codename: Dancer    by Amanda Brice
Price: $3.99 USD. 47020 words. Published on April 15, 2011. .

Bombs, poisoning, arson… Will aspiring ballerina Dani Spevak’s 15 minutes of fame be over before she reaches age 15? Dani and her friends are suddenly at the center of some serious sabotage. And if she doesn’t find out who is behind it, her next pirouette could be her last.