{"product_id":"every-school-a-good-school","title":"Every School a Good School","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2022 Epigram Books Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003eWhen the eccentric new education minister unveils a radical local exchange\nprogramme called INSTEP, two Secondary Three girls find themselves uprooted\nfrom their lives and transplanted into unfamiliar new surroundings. Rowena, a\nmediocre student at one of Singapore’s top girls’ schools, and Janice, the\noverachieving pride of a “heartland institution”, must each find a way to\nsurvive one term at the other’s school.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut just when they think they have it all figured out, a rash of misfortune\nthreatens to shut INSTEP down. How will the girls fare? Will INSTEP survive\npast its pilot phase? Can the girls save the day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNg Ziqin\u003c\/b\u003e is an undergraduate law student at the\nNational University of Singapore. Her writing has been featured in \u003ci\u003eRICE\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAsia\nLaw Network\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2020, she placed third in a youth op-ed competition with\nher piece, “We Need to Stop Promoting Science as the Default JC Stream.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHer biggest literary heroes are Terry Pratchett and Adrian\nTan, and she has a growing taste for mystery novels and psychological\nthrillers. One day, Ziqin hopes to achieve her lifelong dream of retiring in a\ncave house, where she will write whodunits that take place in Yishun. \u003ci\u003eEvery\nSchool a Good School\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APD (S) PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931453190351,"sku":"9789814984713","price":22.78,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_d1369664-8e1f-4dba-984c-e413a2c1fba2.webp?v=1774180676","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/every-school-a-good-school","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}