The Year of Miss Agnes Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Hill, Kirkpatrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 153447854X ISBN-13: 9781534478541 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 9946912 |
Lexile Measure: 790 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A Smithsonian Notable Book for Children A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year "Genius." --The New York Times Book Review A beautiful repackage marking the twentieth anniversary of the beloved, award-winning novel that celebrates teachers and learning. Ten-year-old Frederika (Fred for short) doesn't have much faith that the new teacher in town will last very long. After all, they never do. Most teachers who come to their one-room schoolhouse in remote Alaska leave at the first smell of fish, claiming that life there is just too hard. But Miss Agnes is different: she doesn't get frustrated with her students, and finds new ways to teach them to read and write. She even takes a special interest in Fred's sister, Bokko, who has never come to school before because she is deaf. For the first time, Fred, Bokko, and their classmates begin to enjoy their lessons--but will Miss Agnes be like all the rest and leave as quickly as she came? |