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Through their conversation and the first look at the building, the story sets up tensions about school life, prior disappointments with other institutions, and the boy’s resistance to authority. The opening chapter establishes place, mood, and character dynamics that lead into the tale’s exploration of education and belonging.","A worthy successor to James Herriot,and every bit as endearing'Alan Titchmarsh  \nGervase  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation  \n# TalesOut ofSchool\n\n# THE TOP OF THE DALE SERIESThe School at the Top of the Dale\n\nTHE LITTLEVILLAGE SCHOOL SERIESThe Little Village SchoolTrouble at the Little Village SchoolThe School Inspector Calls!A Lesson in Love  \nTHE DALES SERIESThe Other Side of the DaleOver Hill and DaleHead Over Heels in the DalesUp and Down in the DalesThe Heart of the DalesA Wayne in a MangerTwinkle,Twinkle,Little StarsA Load of Old TripeThe Virgin Mary's Got NitsOut of the Woods but not Over the Hill  \nPOETRY  \nIt Takes One to Know OneThe Day Our Teacher Went BattyFamily PhantomsDon't Tell the Teacher  \nGervasePhinn  \nTalesOut ofSchoolHODDER  \nFirst published in Great Britain in 2020 by Hodder &StoughtonAn Hachette UK company  \nThis paperback edition published in 2020  \nCopyright ◎ Gervase Phinn 2020  \nThe right of Gervase Phinn to be identified as the Authorof the Work has been asserted by him in accordance withthe Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or byany means without the prior written permission of the publisher,nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or coverother than that in which it is published and without a similarcondition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.  \nAll characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblanceto real persons,living or dead,is purely coincidental.  \nA CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library  \nPaperback ISBN 9781473650671eBook ISBN 9781473650664  \nTypeset in Plantin Light by Hewer Text UK Ltd,EdinburghPrinted and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd,Elcograf S.p.A.  \nHodder &Stoughton policy is to use papers that are natural,renewableand recyclable products and made from wood grown in sustainableforests.The logging and manufacturing processes are expected toconform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin.  \nHodder &Stoughton LtdCarmelite House50Victoria EmbankmentLondon EC4Y ODZ  \nwww.hodder.co.uk  \nFor Layla Sheila Elsey Phinn  \nI  \nThe woman and the boy sat in the front seats of the shinyblack Range Rover.The car was parked on a small square ofland just off the road.She rested a hand on the boy's shoulderand squeezed gently,then looked out on the scene before her-a vast landscape of rolling hills and rocky outcrops dustedwith a covering of snow;the whole area a vast white sea.Therays of a watery winter sun pierced the high feathery clouds,making the snow glow a golden pink.The scene was magical.  \n'Just look at that view,'she said,turning to the boy.'It's solovely,so timeless and tranquil.It's beautiful.'  \nI’m cold,'the boy murmured,shivering a little.  \nHe turned and looked through the side window at the build-ing set back from the road:a solid,square single-storeyconstruction with a greasy blue-grey slate roof flecked withsnow and small square,windows,enclosed by low,craggywhite-limestone walls.It looked like any other sturdy Yorkshirecountry dwelling.No traffic triangle warned drivers that chil-dren might be crossing and there was no board at the frontindicating that this was a school.  \n'What do you think?'asked the woman.'Is it worth havinga look around?\"  \nThe boy gave a convincing impression of appearing not tocare.'If you want,'he replied,sighing.  \n'It's more about what you want,Leo,'she said.  \n'It looks like the workhouse out of a Dickens novel,hemumbled.  \nGervase Phinn  \nShe gave him a look of patient indulgence.He has had somuch to put up with,she thought,things that most boys often never have to deal with.'It is rather grim,'she agreed.'It'snot a good thing,though,to judge by appearances,is it?’Theboy knew this only too well.'Shall we go inside?\"  \nHe didn't reply but continued to stare at the building.  \n'I know it","cbCaif6NMst5Pv0N","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif6NMst5Pv0N","pdf",16906515,404,"English","en",105,"# Tales Out of School\n## The School at the Top of the Dale","[{\"question\":\"Who are the main characters introduced at the start of the story?\",\"answer\":\"The opening introduces a woman and her boy (Leo) sitting in a Range Rover before the school.\"},{\"question\":\"Where is the school located in the opening chapter?\",\"answer\":\"The school is described as isolated up at the top of the dale, surrounded by rolling hills and snowy outcrops.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Leo hesitate about going inside the school?\",\"answer\":\"Leo shows reluctance and has previously disliked another school experience, especially the headmaster at Silverdene Lodge.\"}]","Tales Out of School - 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