{"product_id":"9780141925042","title":"Head Over Heels in the Dales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHead Over Heels in the Dales \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the third volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling Dales Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Could you tell me how to spell \"sex\" please?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGervase Phinn thinks he's heard just about everything in his two years as a school inspector, but a surprising enquiry from an angelic six-year-old reminds him never to take children for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis year Gervase has lots of important things on his mind - his impending marriage to Christine Bentley (the prettiest headteacher for miles around), finding somewhere idyllic to live in the Yorkshire Dales, and the chance of a promotion. All of which generate their fair share of excitement, aided and abetted as usual by his colleagues in the office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHead Over Hells in the Dales, \u003c\/i\u003ejoin Gervase Phinn in the classroom where he faces his greatest challenge: keeping a straight face as teachers and children alike conspire to have him laughing out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels in the Dales\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Dales, Up and Down in the Dales\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Trouble at the Little Village School\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106593161456,"sku":"9780141925042","price":11.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141925042_p0.jpg?v=1763656225","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141925042","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}