Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Teacher's Funeral; A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck




With a title like this, only those teachers who don't think like students will hate this book. Set in rural Indiana in 1904, the only teacher at school dies in August. Like that answer to Russell's prayers, school can't open unless they can find a teacher on short notice. When a new teacher is found, she is Russell's worst nightmare. She is tough and you would not believe how she got the pointer she uses in the school. Even EML would not have reached in there. Russell tries everything to get ride of her but will snakes really work? Maybe the rich guy in one of those new automobiles who takes a fancy to the new teacher will work. If you want to really enjoy this book, let your teacher see you read it and smile sweetly.

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