Azalea, Unschooled
Azalea, Unschooled
Azalea, Unschooled
When Azalea’s family moves to Portland, Maine, so that her father can try driving a tour bus for a living, Azalea’s mom decides she wants Azalea (11) and her older sister Zenith (13) to try unschooling. The sisters try to find the right balance between homeschooling, unschooling, and adjusting to a new home. And when someone sabotages the tour bus, Azalea decides to use her new unschooling methods learned to find the culprit and hold her family together. The author deftly explores, with humor and insight, the new and growing unschooling movement as well as the challenge of moving to a new home, making new friends, and finding room for differences within a family.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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11 year old Azalea and her family have been moving from place to place ever since she can remember, her dad moving from job to job. First it was a boutique for pets in Pennsylvania, then a buffet for breakfast in North Carolina...  Now, after many more states and jobs, they have arrived in Portland, Maine.  Azalea's dad is intent on driving a tour bus. She is sick of moving, and is determined to stay in Portland and finally have a place she can call home.

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