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Lenore Hirsch is a retired educator in Napa, CA who writes features for the Napa Valley Register, poetry, and stories. Her books include her dog’s memoir; My Leash on Life, Foxy’s View of the World from a Foot Off the Ground; a poetry collection, Leavings; Laugh and Live, Advice for Aging Boomers, essays about aging with humor; and Schooled: Confessions of a Rookie Vice Principal. She blogs about publishing at laughing-oak.com, about her dog's antics at myleashonlife.me, and about the Napa food scene at lunchencounter.net. More book information can be found at lenorehirsch.com

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	Laugh and Live: Advice for Aging Boomers 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schooled: Confessions of a Rookie Vice Principal 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Leash on Life: Foxy's View of the World From a Foot Off the Ground 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Opus IV: Napa Valley Writers 2023 Anthology by Napa Valley Writers, John Petraglia (editor), Lenore Hirsch (Goodreads Author) (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cynthia Walker, age thirty-five, leaves teaching to become vice principal at Hamilton Middle School. Ride the roller coaster of her new job with Cynthia—the hilarity and angst of working with tweens. Watch her deal with bomb threats, fire, and pythons on the loose. Bullied kids and abusive parents. Dysfunctional homes, teachers without a clue, and a principal who does little work, but tries to get

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