Ms Hempel Chronicles - Couverture souple

Bynum, Sarah Shun-Lien

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848871864 ISBN 13 : 9781848871861

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Ms. Beatrice Hempel, teacher of seventh grade, is new—new to teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft of her idiosyncratic father. Grappling awkwardly with her newness, she struggles to figure out what is expected of her in life and at work. Is it acceptable to introduce swear words into the English curriculum, enlist students to write their own report cards, or bring up personal experiences while teaching a sex-education class? Sarah Shun-lien Bynum finds characters at their most vulnerable, then explores those precarious moments in sharp, graceful prose. From this most innovative of young writers comes another journey down the rabbit hole to the wonderland of middle school, memory, daydreaming, and the extraordinary business of growing up.

Revue de presse :

PRAISE FOR MADELEINE IS SLEEPING "A hallucinogenic fairy tale that veers between the clinical clarity of hard fact and a surreal mysticism . . . Bynum's lush, poetic imagery is full of vivid, sensuous details one can almost smell, taste, and feel."—The Boston Globe

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848871864
• ISBN 13: 9781848871861
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208