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School of Fortune
School of Fortune
School of Fortune
Janice Weber, Amanda Brown
A fun, fresh frolic of a novel starring a spoiled but lovable Texas heiress out to reclaim her fortunePippa Walker's wedding was to be huge―Texas huge―complete with twelve bridesmaids under contract from Pippa's mother to stay lean and long-haired, gondolas flown in from Venice, A- and B- guest lists. But when Pippa finds out her handsome husband-to-be isn't what she thought, she bolts from her own wedding, shocking society and getting herself disinherited. The only way she can get a piece of the family fortune back is to earn a degree from a school. Any school. It's a tough assignment for a girl who dropped out of SMU after pledging Kappa Kappa Gamma and shopping at Neiman's for a year.But Pippa is nothing if not up for a challenge. Attracting one hilarious misadventure after another, she tries to earn her sheepskin at: driving school, matchmaking school, even a circus academy. It's only when she hits rock-bottom―The Mountbatten Savoy School of Household Management―that things begin to look up. But can she really be falling in love with a…valet?"Great, silly fun, guaranteed to be seen at a beach near you." - Kirkus Reviews

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Chick Lit
  • Humor

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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School of Fortune is the classic tale of a spoiled Texas Heiress, but somehow this story is different. Pippa is getting married! When her mother catches wind of the proposal, she already has the phone and check book out. But when Pippa realizes her husband-to-be isn't what she thought he was, she flees, getting herself disinherited and disowned. Pippa soon finds out that to get a piece of the family fortune is to get a degree.

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