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2	->''"Roofless dormitories, distracted teachers and a lethally dangerous underground labyrinth -- Ribblestrop's visionary headmaster is out of his depth even before the pupils arrive! And when they do -- what a bunch!"''
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4	''Ribblestrop'' is a children's novel written by Andy Mulligan.
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6	Ribblestrop Academy is not for the faint of heart. This is a place with the motto "Life is Dangerous", where students smoke, drink, and use weapons -- in defense of the school, and to keep themselves warm. The roof of the building is all but nonexistent, although to be fair, that's not exactly their fault; blame the arson attack last term. It also has an underground labyrinth, which beckons.
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8	But don't think too hard on that. Although Ribblestrop has all the trappings of a thriller, it has an extremely healthy sense of humor and absurdity to boot, showing us that school isn't as sane as it first appears.
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10	Has a sequel called ''Return to Ribblestrop''. Thematically, the series is similar to ''Literature/WaysideSchool'', [[DarkerAndEdgier but crazier]].
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12	!!Tropes in ''Ribblestrop'' include:
13	* CoolTeacher: Pretty much every teacher.
14	* DarkerAndEdgier: WordofGod claims that the books are an unsanitized version of the schools in the works of Creator/EnidBlyton.
15	* FishOutOfWater: Sam, who soon [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight gets used to the weird.]]
16	* MoodWhiplash: After the first night scene, well.
17	* ShownTheirWork: The author has taught at various boarding and grammar schools in England, so he knows how brutal school can get.

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