Schooled
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- Update Date：2025-09-14
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- Author：Ted Fox
- ISBN：1799783820
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Reviews
Kay Steeves
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I got this book as a free book from Kindle。 This is the story of stay-at-home dad Jack Parker who lost his job when he burned down his building （accidentally）。 Enjoying his time with his children but wanting something more， he decides to run for president of the school parent organization when he finds out that an old nemesis has a child in the same school and has determined to run。 We see Jack struggle with his old issues with Chad and with figuring out how best to deal with his family situatio I got this book as a free book from Kindle。 This is the story of stay-at-home dad Jack Parker who lost his job when he burned down his building （accidentally）。 Enjoying his time with his children but wanting something more， he decides to run for president of the school parent organization when he finds out that an old nemesis has a child in the same school and has determined to run。 We see Jack struggle with his old issues with Chad and with figuring out how best to deal with his family situation， and when some underhanded activity at school enters the picture， Jack and his newly-found friends look for a way to resolve the situation。 Jack is an engaging character， and the reader easily roots for his success。 It's not a deep book， but it's a fun read。 。。。more
Cherye Elliott
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Great read！Wow！ Not what I expected-- surpassed it！ What I liked best was if someone （the good guys） did something wrong or stupid or running their mouth。。。。they take ownership。 What a great idea。 Definitely recommend。
Jennifer Goodman
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I loved this book！ Such a fun read！
Patricia Cahill
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BoringI understand the premise of the book - stay at home dad builds career - but this book was just plain boring。 I have kids， too， and no matter how funny the description of making lunches， it's not interesting or exciting。 The plot line was over the top in its political correctness。 Stay at home dad， top executive working mom， gay couple， equity in school supplies， traditional （bad） parents。 It felt like one big lecture。 But the biggest sin is that it was boring。 BoringI understand the premise of the book - stay at home dad builds career - but this book was just plain boring。 I have kids， too， and no matter how funny the description of making lunches， it's not interesting or exciting。 The plot line was over the top in its political correctness。 Stay at home dad， top executive working mom， gay couple， equity in school supplies， traditional （bad） parents。 It felt like one big lecture。 But the biggest sin is that it was boring。 。。。more
Greg Kerr
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Humor started off high but settled inJack and Chad were basically two teenagers wearing men's clothes。 It seems they both failed to grow up。 It was an interesting study of the pressures women have to deal with if either they stay at home or take on a career。 There were some good twists but Jack was hard to feel sorry for。 Humor started off high but settled inJack and Chad were basically two teenagers wearing men's clothes。 It seems they both failed to grow up。 It was an interesting study of the pressures women have to deal with if either they stay at home or take on a career。 There were some good twists but Jack was hard to feel sorry for。 。。。more
Patti
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I think Fox did a good thing here。 He wrote a funny book about a serious issue。 Not the elementary school parent board election， but the issues of stay-at-home dads and working mothers。 He showed both sides of the issue， how both parents are either lauded or criticized for their choices。 His writing was good， but damn， the names of the kids。。。
Lori Shipley
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This was such a fun book to read。 I read it as a Kindle First Reads pick and wasn't really sure about it when I chose it。 It turned out to be delightful。 The plot was simple but relatable to those who have kids and/or struggle with juggling the day to day chores we all have to do。 It involves Jack， a stay at home dad to two young kids。 As his daughter is about to enter kindergarten， he experiences all the emotions most people feel when their kids being to leave the nest regularly （both relief of This was such a fun book to read。 I read it as a Kindle First Reads pick and wasn't really sure about it when I chose it。 It turned out to be delightful。 The plot was simple but relatable to those who have kids and/or struggle with juggling the day to day chores we all have to do。 It involves Jack， a stay at home dad to two young kids。 As his daughter is about to enter kindergarten， he experiences all the emotions most people feel when their kids being to leave the nest regularly （both relief of the burden of 24/7 care and melancholy at losing their dependency on you）。 He also runs into his nemesis from high school - the kid who made his life hell - who also has a kindergartener。 They find themselves locked in a battle for president of the parent association， with the nemesis pulling all sorts of crafty things like he did in high school and Jack pairing up with the wife of his own wife's best work friend to outsmart him。 Don't get me wrong。 This isn't a deep read， but it was thoroughly enjoyable and well-written。 I'd try something else by this author。 。。。more
Tracy Mecum
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Fun Read about a Stay at Home DadEnjoyed this story of a businessman turned stay at home dad and his take on life， raising his children and his hard working executive wife。 There were several good chuckles and recognition of the foibles of all parents raising young human beings to adulthood without any of the training given to people doing nearly anything else in life。 Enjoyed it， even when in a couple of places I thought everything was going to go horribly wrong。
Kelsie Perez
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Totally relatable for this stay at home parentSo， I did feel like the book was slow to start， there’s a lot of background information to set the stage， but it does pick up at the end。 The biggest thing I loved was how the MC related so well to being a stay at home parent， it was much needed light humor that I did enjoy！
Sarah Faulkner
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Fun， light tale of a stay at home dad running for his kid’s school’s parent board president。
Nancy
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I couldn't put this down。 Believe it or not， Ted Fox has created a witty， exciting novel based on the adventures of a stay-at-home father of two young children who runs for the parent board （not PTA） of the local elementary school。 With a wicked principal trying to manipulate the election result， things get down and dirty。 Highly amusing。 I couldn't put this down。 Believe it or not， Ted Fox has created a witty， exciting novel based on the adventures of a stay-at-home father of two young children who runs for the parent board （not PTA） of the local elementary school。 With a wicked principal trying to manipulate the election result， things get down and dirty。 Highly amusing。 。。。more
Kristi
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After Jack Parker's career literally goes up in flames， he finds unexpected success and fulfillment in becoming a stay-at-home-dad。 When Jack's oldest child begins school， he is forced to confront his insecurities about his life path and self-worth， whether he should return to work or if being a parent is enough。 Jack's inner conflict loom large in the character of his high school nemesis， Chad Henson， who has recently moved to town and runs for the elementary school's parent committee。 Jack's d After Jack Parker's career literally goes up in flames， he finds unexpected success and fulfillment in becoming a stay-at-home-dad。 When Jack's oldest child begins school， he is forced to confront his insecurities about his life path and self-worth， whether he should return to work or if being a parent is enough。 Jack's inner conflict loom large in the character of his high school nemesis， Chad Henson， who has recently moved to town and runs for the elementary school's parent committee。 Jack's decision to oppose Chad leads him into a comical and drama-filled campaign。 The underlying pressure brings to the surface tensions in Jack's marriage as he grapples with the learning how to be confident in who he is and in what he wants to do with his life。 Can Jack overcome his sophomoric vendetta and his formative shame to find new purpose， validation， and balance in his adult life？This take on adulthood and parenting tackles well the conflicts between parenting， work， family， marriage， social expectations， and sense of self with supportive compassion and wry humor。 Told from the perspective of Jack， the reader is largely confined to his point of view。 This can be somewhat limiting in terms of developing the other characters， particularly his multiple nemeses， who are portrayed rather flatly and stereotypically， with little or no character growth or nuance。 Overall， this was a light， enjoyable read revolving around the politics of parenthood; the text a bit repetitive at times， but well written， amusing， and touching on many relevant topics including various iterations of gender expectations， social media influence， political corruption， and community responsibility。 I received this book as my "First Reads" selection for September。 。。。more
Rachel Nguyen
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Fun read for a parent！ I did not expect this to be this good but IT IS！
Patrick
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Ted Fox did a fantastic job spinning a fairly benign experience in many parents lives into a relatable and somewhat suspenseful tale。 Each chapter was carefully assembled to leave the reader hanging and determined to finish the next。 Who hasn’t known a Chad in their lives？ Someone in my life once remarked that “It’s *all* politics！” and this story reminds me of that truth even in the most mundane of circumstances。
Julie
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Great literature this is not。。。 but I did find a couple occasions to chuckle。 Cliches abound and the main character definitely traded in his "man card" （and not because he's a stay at home dad）。 It was okay at best。 Great literature this is not。。。 but I did find a couple occasions to chuckle。 Cliches abound and the main character definitely traded in his "man card" （and not because he's a stay at home dad）。 It was okay at best。 。。。more
Helen
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Light hearted， nonsense read but just what was needed with all the doom and gloom of the last 2 weeks。
Margi Vogel
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Yes， I cared about the outcome of the school board election。 Is there anyone out there who DIDN’T have a high school bully that targeted you。 Even if only once！ Such a good story。
Karen
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2。5， really。 Cute， but sophomoric。
Anita Quelle
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SchooledAfter losing his job Jack becomes a stay at home dad。 When his high school rival also a stay at home dad decides to run for PTA President Jack decides to run against him。 It’s high school all over again。 Great read。
Mary Beth
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Way to go， Jack！Fired manager becomes stay-at--home dad then exercises high school ghosts while running for president of AAPB。 Cheers to playdates， canned wine， heartless administrators， teachers and new-found friends！
C。 Morse
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3。5 stars？ Maybe 3。7 or 3。8？ Difficult to rate。My September First Reads choice: there is consistent wry wit， smile-knowingly moments and heart chuckles as the main character rolls through his days。It was slow， and I couldn't totally embrace the characters for some time。 I finish over 95% of books I start， so I was rewarded in continuing， though it was long。 While there was too much of being inside Jack's head， I liked that he was able to find his footing and call on his confidence in spotlight s 3。5 stars？ Maybe 3。7 or 3。8？ Difficult to rate。My September First Reads choice: there is consistent wry wit， smile-knowingly moments and heart chuckles as the main character rolls through his days。It was slow， and I couldn't totally embrace the characters for some time。 I finish over 95% of books I start， so I was rewarded in continuing， though it was long。 While there was too much of being inside Jack's head， I liked that he was able to find his footing and call on his confidence in spotlight situations。 I also cheered for representation of a solid marriage: communication， respect， and the reality of balancing choices and consequences。 Well done。 I'm sorry to be picky， but I just don't need language that interrupts and detracts。 I can handle salty talk in particular genres， and I know that many people talk that way， but。。。。。 It created distance for me in this plot。Wanted to love it， for the author and topic/voice。 。。。more
Linda
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Jack’s obsession with his high school nemesis bugged me at first。 But as the book went along， Jack blossomed a bit and I enjoyed the story arc。 Some of it made me smile or laugh out loud。It gently highlights， on a micro level and without preaching， larger issues like education inequality， corruption and voter suppression， double standards for women in the workplace， gun violence。3。65 stars
Miriam
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the main characters were so trite and so stereotypical that the book was predictable to the last page。
Natalie Martin
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It was a quick read， full of drama stemming from a school election against a nemesis。 When Jack， a former businessman turned stay-at-home dad， encounters a recent transplant to the area and high school archenemy， Chad Henson， it sends him for a loop。 He vividly remembers all the ways in which Chad wronged him in high school， including stealing his girlfriend and biasing the class president election。 But Jack is not falling for it this time， he will run against Chad and is determined to win。 Wha It was a quick read， full of drama stemming from a school election against a nemesis。 When Jack， a former businessman turned stay-at-home dad， encounters a recent transplant to the area and high school archenemy， Chad Henson， it sends him for a loop。 He vividly remembers all the ways in which Chad wronged him in high school， including stealing his girlfriend and biasing the class president election。 But Jack is not falling for it this time， he will run against Chad and is determined to win。 What shady antics will Chad attempt this time？ Will Jack win the election despite the principal’s clear bias？ I enjoyed the book overall。 There were funny moments， but was a bit heavy handed with the drama at times。 。。。more
Cynthia McVay
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An Excellent Read I received this as a first reads book and although it was listed as a short story ， it has lots of reading enjoyment， The story is full and interesting，
Danielle
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I can’t believe this book was free with Prime。 It was entertaining and relatable。 I’d totally be Jack’s buddy。 4。5 stars。
Elaine
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Cute story。 Fun characters。
Gina
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This book left me smiling a bit。 And it is pretty benign， but really， I could empathize with both Kayla and Jack - being a working parent， but also the parent doing most of the stay at home stuff。 It was written in reality， and with my oldest starting school this year， was kind of just humorous in what an election might be like for some places。 It just felt like talking to a friend， even when it was goofy。
Molly Coffman
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What a fun book！ Jack Parker is a stay-at-home dad who gets sucked back into his battle with his high school nemesis， Chad Henson， when their children enter politics and both men vie to become the president of the parent association at their school。 I enjoyed the humor and laughed aloud throughout the book。 The writing style and humor reminded me of Liane Moriarty’s books， although this book was not quite as meaty as Moriarty’s books。 Fox’s portrayal of family dynamics and school politics was sp What a fun book！ Jack Parker is a stay-at-home dad who gets sucked back into his battle with his high school nemesis， Chad Henson， when their children enter politics and both men vie to become the president of the parent association at their school。 I enjoyed the humor and laughed aloud throughout the book。 The writing style and humor reminded me of Liane Moriarty’s books， although this book was not quite as meaty as Moriarty’s books。 Fox’s portrayal of family dynamics and school politics was spot on， and while the behavior of many of the adults seemed incredibly petty and ridiculous， it also seemed entirely plausible。 。。。more
Amy
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