  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 10/01/2016 With one semester at the Great Rapscott School for Girls of Busy Parents tucked under their belts, timid Mildred, plucky Bea, and no-nonsense Annabelle are back for a second semester. But where’s Fay? And now wistful Dahlia Thistle, who got lost on her way to school last semester has joined them. So the students have been mixed a bit, but Ms. Rapscott is as brisk and bracing a teacher as ever, and Lewis and Clark, her turtlenecked corgis, are as efficient as they are dashing. In this sequel to Ms. Rapscott’s Girls (2015), the gang is on a mission to “Get to the Top,” but they must start at the bottom. There is a whirlwind of action here (literally, as almost every chapter is set against the tumult of a new hurricane), but the satisfying character development of each student is what charms. Tucked into the adventures (of which there are many!) are important lessons. As Ms. Rapscott admonishes: life is like a hurricane knocking you off your feet, “but you must always put on your rain bonnet and enjoy the ride!” - Copyright 2016 Booklist. Loading...
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