A Delightful, Escapist Romp That Explores Just How Far Parents Will Go To Give Their Kids The Very Best, In This Adult Mystery Debut. Mavis Miller Is Not A Pta Mom. She Has Enough On Her Plate With Her Feisty Seven-year-old Daughter, Pearl, An Exhausting Job At A Nonprofit, And The Complexities Of A Multigenerational Household. So No One Is More Surprised Than Mavis When She Caves To Trisha Holbrook, The Long-reigning, Slightly Terrifying Pta President, And Finds Herself In Charge Of The School's Brand-new Dei Committee. As One Of The Few Black Parents At This Elite California Elementary School, Mavis Tries To Convince Herself This Is An Opportunity For Real Change. But Things Go Off The Rails At The Very First Meeting, When The New Principal Informs Everyone That He Will Not Move Forward With The Plan To Make Knoll Elementary The Site Of The District's Gifted School. Mavis Is Relieved, But Trisha Is Absolutely Furious. Later That Night, When Mavis Spies Trisha In Yellow Rubber Gloves And Booties, Lugging Cleaning Supplies And Giant Black Trash Bags To Her Waiting Minivan, It's Only Natural That Her Mind Jumps To Somewhere It Surely Wouldn't In The Light Of Day. Except...in The Light Of Day, Principal Smith Fails To Show Up For Work, And Has Been Mia Since The Meeting. Determined To Get To The Bottom Of Things, Mavis, Along With The School Psychologist With The Great Forearms (look, It's Worth Noting), Launches An Investigation That Will Challenge Her Views On Parenting, Friendship, And Elementary School Politics-- Provided By Publisher.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Crime & Mystery
- Science Fiction
Publisher : Berkley
Author : Bryant, Elise
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2024-08-13
Number Of Pages : 368
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0593640780
ISBN-13 : 9780593640784
Item weight : 0.57 lb
Dimensions : 0.69 in x 5.19 in x 8 in
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