18. Young Adult

When Jess worries that she may not be a cool enough principal, she recruits Nick and "The Pepperwood Chronicles" to help make her popular with the students. Meanwhile, Schmidt hires an eager and overly-aggressive new assistant and Winston realizes that Furguson may be two-timing him.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Jess wants to be considered a "cool" principal, but none of the kids give her any attention until she discovers they are big fans of Nick's book The Pepperwood Chronicles. She brings Nick, who has been flailing around for ideas for a sequel, to school and gets their attention, until the students take advantage of her much to her chagrin. Schmidt hires an assistant named Jeremy (Asif Ali), who goes above and beyond to satisfy Schmidt's needs. Winston and Cece compete with a woman named Gil (Mary Holland) who claims that Winston's cat Furguson is her cat Sweatshirt.

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