{"id":8,"date":"2025-12-22T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:13:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8\" class=\"elementor elementor-8\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b326699 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b326699\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feca9ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"feca9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1-e1771453647300.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1-e1771453647300.png 1536w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1-e1771453647300-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1-e1771453647300-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-1-e1771453647300-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131dcb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"131dcb0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab0e59 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bab0e59\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"banner-bio-box\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c375340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c375340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No One Trained Me for This<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3478069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3478069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Tales from the Urban Principal\u2019s Chair<\/em> by <strong>Dr. Melita Jordan Thomas<\/strong><\/p><p>A sharply written, darkly funny, deeply humane look at what it takes to lead schools when the job description stops making sense. Ten true-to-life stories about pressure, resilience, and the quiet courage it takes to show up again tomorrow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4007a77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4007a77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a183e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a183e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/No-One-Trained-This-Principals\/dp\/B0FZ1JMY5L\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy the Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a000ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a000ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path 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She is known for compassionate leadership, clear-eyed storytelling, and the kind of humor that does not minimize hardship, but helps people carry it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">In <em>No One Trained Me for This<\/em>, she writes for every educator who has ever thought, quietly or out loud, \u201cThey did not train me for this.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a7e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"41a7e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49927c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49927c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645c357 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"645c357\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ad461 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70ad461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1195\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-260\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672.png 1195w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-1020x1024.png 1020w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-768x771.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddb938 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ddb938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec51137 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec51137\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9c0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea9c0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42965c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c42965c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No One Trained Me for This: Tales from the Urban Principal\u2019s Chair<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8eb49 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe8eb49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"426\"><em>No One Trained Me for This: Tales from the Urban Principal\u2019s Chair<\/em> is a vivid collection of ten chapters that capture the reality of school leadership when the stakes are high and the resources are thin. With quick wit and hard-won insight, Dr. Thomas reveals what leadership looks like on ordinary days, and on the days that test everything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aac29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2aac29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802050c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"802050c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5528c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef5528c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08c78a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d08c78a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965869a animated-slow e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"965869a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.2,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1195\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-260\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672.png 1195w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-1020x1024.png 1020w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672-768x771.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e3eaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81e3eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27dff63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27dff63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch Video Trailer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a982cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a982cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch Video Trailer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe130c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbe130c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"426\">Think being a principal is about clipboards, meetings, and shiny red apples. Think again.<\/p><p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"645\">From breaking up hallway fights to chasing down stolen cars, calming parents ready to throw hands with fourteen-year-olds, and even getting asked to find a student\u2019s missing weed\u2014Principal Mrs. Thomas has seen it all.<\/p><p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"824\">Set in the wild, hilarious, and all-too-real world in an alternative school, these true-to-life stories pull back the curtain on what really happens behind the principal\u2019s desk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a1590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"78a1590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/books\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063b2b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"063b2b2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d819ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d819ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d8f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44d8f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best seller<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac2c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ac2c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best seller<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10cb72a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10cb72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Early responses describe the book as hilarious, honest, and uncomfortably relatable. It is the kind of read educators pass hand to hand, because it tells the truth with precision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560bc09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"560bc09\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d643ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d643ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b73117c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b73117c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1195\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/melita.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Recovered-3-e1770938423672.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-260\" alt=\"\" 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THIS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dca6d2 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3dca6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/No-One-Trained-This-Principals-ebook\/dp\/B0FYJGFZPL\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-book-open\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M542.22 32.05c-54.8 3.11-163.72 14.43-230.96 55.59-4.64 2.84-7.27 7.89-7.27 13.17v363.87c0 11.55 12.63 18.85 23.28 13.49 69.18-34.82 169.23-44.32 218.7-46.92 16.89-.89 30.02-14.43 30.02-30.66V62.75c.01-17.71-15.35-31.74-33.77-30.7zM264.73 87.64C197.5 46.48 88.58 35.17 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relatable. It is the kind of read educators pass hand to hand, because it tells the truth with precision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3db6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b3db6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74963cc elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor--star-style-star_fontawesome elementor-widget elementor-widget-reviews\" data-id=\"74963cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:28,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"reviews.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-d14e107\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cFunny, fierce, and painfully real. I felt seen on every page.\u201d\"This book had me laughing out loud while also nodding in total agreement. Dr. Thomas captures the chaos, the heartbreak, and the unexpected hilarity of being a principal better than anyone. Every educator should read this!\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-c7bce69\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cA rare blend of humor and gravity. This book captures the emotional math of leadership: the constant trade-offs, the impossible expectations, and the small victories that keep you going.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-0193080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cDr. Thomas writes with the clarity of someone who has lived the work, not studied it from a distance. She makes you laugh, then makes you realize what the laughter is covering. The stories are sharp, compassionate, and unafraid to name what educators carry. I finished it feeling steadier, and also more honest about what schools ask of people.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-e1cbdf5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cNot a how-to manual, but a real-life handbook. It\u2019s the book you wish someone had handed you before your first day in leadership.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-8e69c61\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cUrgent, humane, and deeply readable. 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