Ms. Hempel Chronicles, Sarah Shunlien Bynum
Ms. Hempel Chronicles, Sarah Shunlien Bynum
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Ms. Hempel Chronicles

Author: Sarah Shunlien Bynum

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 5 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/17/2009

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

Ms. Beatrice Hempel, teacher of seventh grade, is newnew to teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft of her devoted father. Overwhelmed by her newness, she struggles to figure out what is expected of her in life and at work. Is it acceptable to introduce swear words in to the English curriculum, enlist students to write their own report cards, or bring up personal experiences while teaching a sexeducation class?Sarah Shunlien 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on January 08, 2009

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: "SHARP GRACEFUL PROSE" + "LUSH POETIC IMAGERY" = "AIMLESS NAVEL-GAZING MESS". Is it some kind of chick-lit thing? I mean, this book shows up on various "best of" lists for last year, so I figured it must be worthwhile. Right? Maybe if you teach 7th graders. Actually, it's condescen......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on March 10, 2021

This book really impacted me. It was short but packed full of wonder, curiosity, monotony, and familiarity for me. My eyes were pricked with tears frequently. It was such a real experience of the seventh grade, both as a student and teacher (I am not a teacher myself but my friend teaches 7th grade,......more