Mr Tanen's Tie Trouble Author:Maryann Cocca-Leffler Mr. Tanen and his ties are back! But now there's trouble. Mr. Tanen's school has run out of funds for the long-awaited playground. He needs to raise moneyfast. But how? Then Mr. Tanen remembers the words of Mr. Apple, his boss, "I wish our bank account was as full as your tie closet." "That's it!" shouts Mr. Tanen. And the next day, the en... more »tire town is plastered with signs that read "Mr. Tanen's Tie Auction." Readers first met Mr. Tanen in Maryann Cocca-Leffler's award-winning "Mr. Tanen's Ties," based on a real school principal and his crazy ties for every occasion.« less