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The Topeka School is a 2019 novel by the American novelist and poet Ben Lerner about a high school debate champion from Topeka, Kansas in the 1990s. The book is considered both a bildungsroman and a work of autofiction, as the narrative incorporates many details from Lerner's own life. [2] The novel was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize ...
The novel explores the concept of civil disobedience when the students' right to remain silent is challenged by the school's teachers. The students use creative and peaceful means to protest against the school's rules and regulations, demonstrating the power of nonviolent resistance and the importance of standing up for one's beliefs.
McTeague is a dentist of limited intellect from a poor miner's family who has opened a dentist shop on Polk Street in San Francisco (his first name is never revealed; other characters in the novel call him simply "Mac."). His best friend, Marcus Schouler, brings his cousin, Trina Sieppe, whom he's courting, to McTeague's parlor for dental work.
“The Idea of You,” in its original form as a book, is not a conventional romance. Yes, Soléne and Hayes fall in love — but they don’t stay together. Author Lee wanted it that way.
Looking for Alaska was challenged by parents for its sexual content and moral disagreements with the novel. Despite the teachers providing an alternate book, parents still argued for it to be removed from curriculum due to its inappropriate content such as offensive language, sexually explicit content, including a scene described as ...
Novels about teachers, persons who help students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue Pages in category "Novels about teachers" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The review in Kirkus Reviews is more positive, finding rich material in McCourt's growth as a teacher of high school students in New York City. Recalling the prior book 'Tis: A Memoir and its style, "The same dark humor, lyric voice and gift for dialogue are apparent here". McCourt begins with the scary first day of teaching his own class at a ...
Full Brutal's reception as a splatterpunk novel was well received.Many critics praised the novel's abundance of violence and gore.In particular, Kristopher Triana's depiction of a female perspective was praised, with critics claiming that it perfectly conveyed Kim's experience with her sadistic traits, but also with her struggles with womanhood.