Up the Down Staircase

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Pub Date Sep 18 2012 | Archive Date May 31 2013

Description

Bel Kaufman’s bestselling classic, about a young teacher’s efforts to reach her students and the odd, amusing, and poignant ways that the students respond

When Miss Barrett arrives at Calvin Coolidge High, fresh from earning literature degrees at Hunter College, she can hardly wait to shape young minds. Instead, she encounters broken windows, no supplies, students who would rather be anyplace else, and a stifling bureaucracy that makes her job more difficult at every turn.

Narrated through hilarious inter-office memos, students’ notes, and other scraps drawn from the waste basket, Up the Down Staircase stands as the seminal novel of the American public school system, a beleaguered institution perpetually redeemed by teachers who love to teach and students who long to be recognized.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bel Kaufman including photos from the author’s personal collection.

Bel Kaufman’s bestselling classic, about a young teacher’s efforts to reach her students and the odd, amusing, and poignant ways that the students respond

When Miss Barrett arrives at Calvin...


A Note From the Publisher

If you enjoy Bel Kaufman's iconic novel, please check out her upcoming releases, LA TIGRESSE and THIS AND THAT—both available for requests in our NetGalley catalogue. Thank you!

If you enjoy Bel Kaufman's iconic novel, please check out her upcoming releases, LA TIGRESSE and THIS AND THAT—both available for requests in our NetGalley catalogue. Thank you!


Advance Praise

“Up the Down Staircase . . . should be read by anyone interested in children or education.” --The New York Times

“Easily the most popular novel about U.S. public schools in history.” --Time

“The most excellent and useful portrait of a[n] . . . American teacher’s life that we are likely to have for a long time.”--Life

“Up the Down Staircase . . . should be read by anyone interested in children or education.” --The New York Times

“Easily the most popular novel about U.S. public schools in history.” --Time

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