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In "Don't get caught in the teachers' lounge," Todd Strasser follows a group of students who bend every rule in school—planning pranks, skipping class, and dodging teachers—yet always find ways to escape punishment. The novel offers a lighthearted exploration of school life and attendance struggles from a student perspective.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Todd Strasser
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