Binding: Paperback
Description: Ms. Hempel Chronicles is a "deeply affecting" (Los Angeles Times) novel of a devoted young teacher finding her way 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.
Title: Ms. Hempel Chronicles A Novel
Author(s): Bynum Sarah Shun - Lien
Publisher: Picador
Barcode: 9781250781345
Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/27/2020
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction