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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An accurate and vivid depiction of life in boarding schools
Second Home is the rare book that offers readers a true overview of life in America's boarding schools. Whether from a teacher or student, this collection of essays discusses everything from making friends to meals and chapel to art class. This is a book for those interested in applying to boarding school or for those interested in the various opportunities that...
Published on September 22, 1998 by Chris Tompkins-Mercersburg Academy
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4 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Uninspired
An uninspiring collection of essays on present day life in American Boarding Schools. The book aims to follow in the footsteps of a number of distinguished paens to life in the English Public Schools. A surfeit of realism and an excess of youthful sincerity robs the essays of all interest. The result is a compendium neither erudite nor amusing. A sort of Lonely Planet...
Published on August 30, 2005 by Herodotus
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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An accurate and vivid depiction of life in boarding schools,
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This review is from: Second Home: Life in a Boarding School (Paperback)
Second Home is the rare book that offers readers a true overview of life in America's boarding schools. Whether from a teacher or student, this collection of essays discusses everything from making friends to meals and chapel to art class. This is a book for those interested in applying to boarding school or for those interested in the various opportunities that exist in an institution as old as the nation. This is a fine piece of work.
4 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Uninspired,
By Herodotus "Qissa Khwan" (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Second Home: Life in a Boarding School (Paperback)
An uninspiring collection of essays on present day life in American Boarding Schools. The book aims to follow in the footsteps of a number of distinguished paens to life in the English Public Schools. A surfeit of realism and an excess of youthful sincerity robs the essays of all interest. The result is a compendium neither erudite nor amusing. A sort of Lonely Planet Guide to boarding schools - except less informative. Do give it a pass.
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Second Home: Life in a Boarding School by Nadine A. Thompson (Paperback - Nov. 1996)
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