Tom Perrotta is the author of Tracy Flick Can't Win. I understand now that this is a sequel to Election, a story of when Tracy Flick was running for president of her high school class. Now Tracy Flick is an adult working at Green Meadow High School as the assistant principal. She has a ten year old daughter and she is a single mother. The story is told quickly in short chapters narrated by various characters. Tracy has to deal with the politics of the parents, the teachers, and the school board members on top of the patriarchy of the education system. When the principal finally announces he is retiring, Tracy seems to be the best candidate to replace him. I enjoyed the story. The ending was surprising.
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