The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield, Kathy Cooperman
The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield, Kathy Cooperman
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The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield

Author: Kathy Cooperman

Narrator: Amy McFadden

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/23/2018


Synopsis

From Kathy Cooperman, the bestselling author of Crimes Against a Book Club, comes a comedy about a woman with good intentions who makes some very bad decisions.Maggie Mayfield, an elementary school principal in the upscale suburbs of San Diego, likes to do the right thing—for her students and, after her marriage takes a hit, for herself as well. What’s wrong with that?To keep her cash-strapped school afloat, Maggie says yes to a sweet deal from Silicon Valley’s hottest for-profit education company. They’ll provide enough funding so that Maggie can keep her science, art, and PE teachers in exchange for some dopey beta-test program backed by handsome CEO Danny Z. No layoffs! Happy kids!Professionally, everything’s flourishing. Personally, the right things are tingling—Maggie can’t resist Danny Z’s magnetism. But as the school year continues, Maggie senses that she might have been duped. As things take a turn for the worse, Maggie and her BFF assistant, Diane, must keep things good—by going a little bad.Smart, funny, and unpredictable, The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield is a comedy of friendship, class warfare, good intentions, and occasionally necessary unprincipled behavior.

About Kathy Cooperman

Kathy Cooperman spent four years performing improvisational comedy, then decided to do something less fun with her life. After graduating from Yale Law School, she went into criminal law, defending “innocent” (rich) clients. These days, she lives in Del Mar, California, with her husband and four challenging young children. Crimes Against a Book Club was her first novel. Follow her on Twitter @Kathy_Cooperman or contact her on Facebook. She is happy to Skype with or attend book clubs. It gets her out of the house.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mackenzie - PhDiva Books on December 23, 2018

A quirky and adorable romp, I am charmed and delighted by The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield. Grab yourself a box of your favorite chocolates and take the day off to read this one—you will be charmed by Maggie and the gang!! With a refreshing mix of social conscience some cuckoo twists, this one ha......more

Goodreads review by J_McA on October 25, 2018

I liked most of this book very much. As a former teacher, I can honestly say that the author was spot on with a lot of descriptions, bringing back some fond (and not so fond) memories. Maggie’s description of child’s mind being like a mansion is so accurate. The best moments were the teacher/student......more

Goodreads review by Den on October 21, 2018

Read this if you like books about: chick-lit, inadequate education funding, quirky characters, Tech giants, beta testing, Silicone Valley execs, preppers......more

Goodreads review by Fluff on October 07, 2018

I loved past Kathy Cooperman books and her latest is just adorable as well. Now that my only is off at college, reading this took me back to the elementary school right down the street and the fundraising, alpha moms, blatant requests for money, tiger moms, and constant requests for donations. I real......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on January 25, 2019

Intelligent chick-lit: something I haven't seen in a while! I haven't typically picked chick-lit books lately because they seem pretty shallow and easy to predict. This novel has thicker, deeper characters and a more intelligent voice than any of this genre that I've read in a long while. It was a fu......more


Quotes

“Part comedy, part commentary, The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield is a light and entertaining tale of an educator on a quest for romance and funding.” —NPR’s Shelf Discovery“Super funny stuff. Kathy Cooperman is brilliant…The Very Principled Maggie Mayfield is hilarious. It really is fun and so well written…” 3 Book Girls“Self-proclaimed ex-improv-comic and recovering attorney Kathy Cooperman (author of Amazon bestseller Crimes Against a Book Club) dishes up another title with important messages at its core.” San Diego Magazine