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FROM: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 11/10/99, 7:15 PM

I am looking to compile a list of good fiction featuring teachers.

So far, I have thought of:
TO SIR WITH LOVE by Braithwaite
UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE by Kaufman
DANGEROUS MINDS (formerly known as MY POSSE DON'T DO HOMEWORK) by Johnson,
which I have seen catalogued in fiction AND nonfiction (go figure!)
YEARS by Spencer
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE by Evan Hunter

Also, am I remembering correctly that Laura Ingalls Wilder became a teacher,
perhaps in the novel THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!
Lisa

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Librarian
North Central Regional Library
Maricopa County Library District
17811 North 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ  85032
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FROM: "Vicki Nesting" <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
REC'D: 11/10/99, 9:15 PM

THE TRAIN TO ESTELLINE and A PLACE CALLED SWEET SHRUB by Jane Roberts
Wood. The two books are set in Texas in 1911-1912. And for those who
like epistolary fiction, the first book is written in the form of
letters and diary entries of a young woman during her first year
teaching in West Texas.

Fiction_L wrote:
>
> I am looking to compile a list of good fiction featuring teachers.
> <snip>
>
> Any other suggestions?


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vicki Nesting, Circulation Librarian
West Bank Regional Library
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
[removed]@bellsouth.net

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FROM: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 9:42 AM

Another old but good nonficstion title is Tisha: the story of a young
teacher in the Alaska wilderness by Anne Purdy.

Sallie Brodie
Cromaine District Library
Hartland, MI 48353
[removed]@cromaine.org

FROM: "Jeanne Etling" <[removed]@ccs.nsls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 9:55 AM

Laura Ingalls was a teacher in the book The Long Winter. She stopped
teaching when she married and that was what These Happy Golden Years was
about.

You might also consider

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark;
Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie

please post the list for all of us,

Jeanne Etling
Dundee (IL) Township Public Library District

FROM: "Pamela M Weinberg" <[removed]@chipublib.org>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 10:21 AM

Maeve Binchy's Evening Class
(an oldie) - The education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N by Leo Rosten (about
teaching ESL in the 1920's/30's to immigrants in N.Y.)

These come off the top of my head.

Pam Weinberg
Oriole Park Branch/CPL

xx
x~x
`

FROM: "Fran Garn" <[removed]@scls.lib.wi.us>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 10:50 AM

The main character in Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker is a teacher for a
while at a remote Montana teacherage during World War II. This book turned
out to be a *really* good one for discussion in my book group, by the way.

Fran Garn
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Fran Garn, Assistant Director
Rosemary Garfoot Public Library
2107 Julius Street Cross Plains, WI 53528
PHONE: (608)798-3881 FAX: (608)798-0196
EMAIL: [removed]@scls.lib.wi.us

FROM: "Cynthia Orr" <[removed]@cpl.org>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 11:19 AM

Don't forget the Anne of Green Gables series.
Cindy

> I am looking to compile a list of good fiction featuring teachers.
>
> So far, I have thought of:
> TO SIR WITH LOVE by Braithwaite
> UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE by Kaufman
> DANGEROUS MINDS (formerly known as MY POSSE DON'T DO HOMEWORK) by Johnson,
> which I have seen catalogued in fiction AND nonfiction (go figure!)
> YEARS by Spencer
> BLACKBOARD JUNGLE by Evan Hunter
>
> Also, am I remembering correctly that Laura Ingalls Wilder became a teacher,
> perhaps in the novel THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Lisa
>
> ***************************************************
> Lisa Colcord
> Librarian
> North Central Regional Library
> Maricopa County Library District
> 17811 North 32nd Street
> Phoenix, AZ  85032
> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
> <A HREF="http://mcld.maricopa.gov">http://mcld.maricopa.gov</A>
>
> More than books, more than ever....your library.
> ***************************************************

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Branch Collection Manager Phone: 216-623-2822
Cleveland Public Library Fax: 216-623-2920
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FROM: "Greta Ulrich" <[removed]@nileslibrary.org>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 12:17 PM

Another choice might be Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman.

Greta Ulrich
Niles Public Library
Niles, IL

FROM: "Lisa Cihlar" <[removed]@scls.lib.wi.us>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 1:56 PM

A Lesson Before Dying by Gaines was a wonder teacher novel.
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Lisa J. Cihlar, Director
Monroe Public Library
925 16th Ave.
Monroe, WI 53566
(608)325-3016

FROM: "Doxtator, Jan" <[removed]@uwsp.edu>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 2:23 PM

How about the funniest teacher in Philadelphia? Gillian Roberts' mystery
series with the inimitable Amanda Pepper, an English teacher at a prep
school.
Jan
Jan Doxtator
Assistant Director/Reference Librarian
Portage County Public Library
1001 Main St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-345-5360

FROM: "Margaret Elwood" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 3:59 PM

I made a display of School fiction in September. I am
nothing if not original.

I haven't read most of these so I can't judge whether
they are good. Some of these may have been mentioned
by others. Also, my booklists occasionally go off on
tangents, so forgive me if these are not all directly
on point.

Now, without further excuses, here's the list.

Jane Eyre, The Professor Charlotte Bronte
Brighten the Corner Where You Are Fred Chappell
To Serve Them All My Days RF Delderfield
Sophie's World Jostein Gaarder
Goodbye Mr Chips James Hilton
The Blackboard Jungle Evan Hunter
Up the Down Staircase Bel Kaufman
Peace Breaks Out John Knowles
The Dead School Patrick McCabe
Election Tom Perrotta
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark


Margaret
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FROM: "Mark Furukawa" <[removed]@lakeco.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 11/11/99, 5:06 PM

To serve them all my days by R.F. Delderfield (a PBS Masterpiece Theater
offering)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton (the movie was good, too)
To you, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
Anne of Avonlea by L.M Montgomery


Mark Furukawa, Branch Head
Hobart Township Branches of
Lake County (IN) Public Library
100 Main Street
Hobart, IN 46342 USA
219.942.2243 fax: 219.947.1823
[removed]@lakeco.lib.in.us

===========================
May I deal with honor,
May I act with courage,
May I achieve humility.
from "Straight"
by Dick Francis
===========================

FROM: "Karrie LaMay" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 9:18 AM

Hi all,
I signed off for awhile because I changed jobs. I'm
happy to be back!

I recommend Rookery Blues by Jon Hassler and Straight
Man by Richard Russo. Both pretty funny at times.


--- Pamela M Weinberg <[removed]@chipublib.org> wrote:
> Maeve Binchy's Evening Class
> (an oldie) - The education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N
> by Leo Rosten (about
> teaching ESL in the 1920's/30's to immigrants in
> N.Y.)
>
> These come off the top of my head.
>
> Pam Weinberg
> Oriole Park Branch/CPL
>
>
>
>
>
> xx
> x~x
> `
>
>


=====
Karrie LaMay
Librarian/JST Coordinator
Roycemore School

"The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it."
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FROM: "Pamela M Weinberg" <[removed]@chipublib.org>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 10:09 AM

That good old reference book "Fiction Catalog" lists at least 150 titles
under the subject of teachers - some of which I am familiar with:
Amis, Kingsley - Lucky Jim
Ashton-Warner, Sylvia - Spinster
Fowles, John - Magus
Knowles, John - A Separate Peace
Laurence, Margaret - Jest of God
Lurie, Allison - War Between the Tates
Nabakov, Vladimir - Ada/Pale Fire, et al
Patton, F. G.- Good Morning, Miss Dove
Roth, Philip - Letting Go/Professor of Desire
etc. etc.

Also, Frank McCourt's new "'Tis", though not fiction, does have quite a
bit on his teaching experiences in New York.

xx
x~x
`

FROM: "Lisa Price" <[removed]@MtLaurel.Lib.NJ.US>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 10:56 AM

I'm sorry, I don't have the original post so I hope this fits the bill. Christy
by Catherine Marshall is about a woman's experiences as a new teacher in a rural
area. I know it's pretty old, not sure how old. Also, it does have a somewhat
religious bent.
Lisa Price
Mount Laurel (NJ) Library
All opinions are entirely my own.

Fiction_L wrote:

> I am looking to compile a list of good fiction featuring teachers.
>
> So far, I have thought of:
> TO SIR WITH LOVE by Braithwaite
> UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE by Kaufman
> DANGEROUS MINDS (formerly known as MY POSSE DON'T DO HOMEWORK) by Johnson,
> which I have seen catalogued in fiction AND nonfiction (go figure!)
> YEARS by Spencer
> BLACKBOARD JUNGLE by Evan Hunter
>
> Also, am I remembering correctly that Laura Ingalls Wilder became a teacher,
> perhaps in the novel THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Lisa
>
> ***************************************************
> Lisa Colcord
> Librarian
> North Central Regional Library
> Maricopa County Library District
> 17811 North 32nd Street
> Phoenix, AZ  85032
> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
> <A HREF="http://mcld.maricopa.gov">http://mcld.maricopa.gov</A>
>
> More than books, more than ever....your library.
> ***************************************************

FROM: "Beth Andersen" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 11/12/99, 12:42 PM

This is what I love about this list -- thinking outside that fiction box to
include nonfiction that reads like fiction. The Hayden books and Bel
Kaufman and My Posse Don't Do Homework are great choices.

How about the remarkable Tracy Kidder's Among Schoolchildren? Doesn't get
much more inspiring than that.

Beth E. Andersen
Information Resources
Ann Arbor (MI) District Library

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FROM: "Roberta S. Johnson" <[removed]@nslsilus.ORG>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 9:18 AM

> This is what I love about this list -- thinking outside that fiction box to
> include nonfiction that reads like fiction. The Hayden books and Bel
> Kaufman and My Posse Don't Do Homework are great choices.

Following the nonfiction thread; any of Vivian Paley's brief, moving, eye-opening books
on her kindergarten classes at the University of Chicago's Lab School. I couldn't put
these down.

Roberta


Roberta S. Johnson
Adult Services Librarian
Des Plaines Public Library
[removed]@nslsilus.org
Opinions my own.

FROM: "Barry Trott" <[removed]@mail.wrl.org>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 9:38 AM

In nonfiction, I would also recommend Jesse Stuart's autobiographical
story about teaching school in rural Kentucky, "The Thread that Runs So
True."

Barry

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Barry Trott 7770 Croaker Rd.
Readers' Advisory Librarian Williamsburg VA 23188
Williamsburg Regional Library Phone: 757-259-4050 or
[removed]@mail.wrl.org 757-259-7720
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On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Roberta S. Johnson wrote:

>
>
> > This is what I love about this list -- thinking outside that fiction box to
> > include nonfiction that reads like fiction. The Hayden books and Bel
> > Kaufman and My Posse Don't Do Homework are great choices.
>
> Following the nonfiction thread; any of Vivian Paley's brief, moving, eye-opening books
> on her kindergarten classes at the University of Chicago's Lab School. I couldn't put
> these down.
>
> Roberta
>
>
>
>
> Roberta S. Johnson
> Adult Services Librarian
> Des Plaines Public Library
> [removed]@nslsilus.org
> Opinions my own.
>

FROM: "Kay Blakeman" <[removed]@jefferson.lib.co.us>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 10:35 AM

A new non-fiction book written by a teacher about her first year of teaching
- Educating Esme - by Esme Rafi Codell. It's received quite a bit of
publicity.
Kay Blakeman

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Trott [<A [removed]@mail.wrl.org">mailto:btrott@mail.wrl.org</A>]
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 8:43 AM
To: [removed]@maillist.nslsilus.org
Subject: Re: teachers.


In nonfiction, I would also recommend Jesse Stuart's autobiographical
story about teaching school in rural Kentucky, "The Thread that Runs So
True."

Barry

****************************************************************************
***
Barry Trott 7770 Croaker Rd.
Readers' Advisory Librarian Williamsburg VA 23188
Williamsburg Regional Library Phone: 757-259-4050 or
[removed]@mail.wrl.org 757-259-7720
****************************************************************************
***

On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Roberta S. Johnson wrote:

>
>
> > This is what I love about this list -- thinking outside that fiction box
to
> > include nonfiction that reads like fiction. The Hayden books and Bel
> > Kaufman and My Posse Don't Do Homework are great choices.
>
> Following the nonfiction thread; any of Vivian Paley's brief, moving,
eye-opening books
> on her kindergarten classes at the University of Chicago's Lab School. I
couldn't put
> these down.
>
> Roberta
>
>
>
>
> Roberta S. Johnson
> Adult Services Librarian
> Des Plaines Public Library
> [removed]@nslsilus.org
> Opinions my own.
>

FROM: "Debbie Darwine" <[removed]@lagrangelibrary.org>
REC'D: 11/13/99, 12:17 PM

I enjoyed No Reck'ning Made by Joanne Greenberg. The protagonist is a
teacher in a Colorado mining town.

Debbie Darwine
LaGrange Public Library
LaGrange, IL

Fiction_L wrote:

> I am looking to compile a list of good fiction featuring teachers.
>
> So far, I have thought of:
> TO SIR WITH LOVE by Braithwaite
> UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE by Kaufman
> DANGEROUS MINDS (formerly known as MY POSSE DON'T DO HOMEWORK) by
> Johnson,
> which I have seen catalogued in fiction AND nonfiction (go figure!)
> YEARS by Spencer
> BLACKBOARD JUNGLE by Evan Hunter
>
> Also, am I remembering correctly that Laura Ingalls Wilder became a
> teacher,
> perhaps in the novel THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Lisa
>
> ***************************************************
> Lisa Colcord
> Librarian
> North Central Regional Library
> Maricopa County Library District
> 17811 North 32nd Street
> Phoenix, AZ  85032
> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
> <A HREF="http://mcld.maricopa.gov">http://mcld.maricopa.gov</A>
>
> More than books, more than ever....your library.
> ***************************************************

--

FROM: "Fran Garn" <[removed]@scls.lib.wi.us>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 11:31 AM

Push--by Sapphire. Powerful novel and the teacher, Blue Rain, was awesome.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Fran Garn, Assistant Director
Rosemary Garfoot Public Library
2107 Julius Street Cross Plains, WI 53528
PHONE: (608)798-3881 FAX: (608)798-0196
EMAIL: [removed]@scls.lib.wi.us

FROM: "Monnie Fredin" <[removed]@icx.net>
REC'D: 11/15/99, 9:10 PM

Fiction_L wrote:
>
> I am looking to compile a list of good fiction featuring teachers.
>
> So far, I have thought of:
> TO SIR WITH LOVE by Braithwaite
> UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE by Kaufman
> DANGEROUS MINDS (formerly known as MY POSSE DON'T DO HOMEWORK) by Johnson,
> which I have seen catalogued in fiction AND nonfiction (go figure!)
> YEARS by Spencer
> BLACKBOARD JUNGLE by Evan Hunter
>
> Also, am I remembering correctly that Laura Ingalls Wilder became a teacher,
> perhaps in the novel THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Lisa
>
> ***************************************************
> Lisa Colcord
> Librarian
> North Central Regional Library
> Maricopa County Library District
> 17811 North 32nd Street
> Phoenix, AZ  85032
> [removed]@mail.maricopa.gov
> <A HREF="http://mcld.maricopa.gov">http://mcld.maricopa.gov</A>
>
> More than books, more than ever....your library.
> ***************************************************

This is an old one, but a goodie - Jesse Stuart's "The Thread That
Runs So True" - in fact most of Stuart's books have a lot about
teaching.

L. W. Fredin
Oak Ridge Public Library
Tennessee

FROM: "Brett G. Castleberry" <[removed]@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
REC'D: 11/16/99, 10:45 PM

How about MY SECRET LIFE, by Paul Theroux. The main character is an english
teacher in Uganda and Singapore.

Brett Castleberry
[removed]@garnet.acns.fsu.edu


Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 22:17:22 -0500
From: Monnie Fredin <[removed]@icx.net>
Subject: Re: Teachers (fwd)

Fiction_L wrote:
>
> I am looking to compile a list of good fiction featuring teachers.
>
> So far, I have thought of:
> TO SIR WITH LOVE by Braithwaite
> UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE by Kaufman
> DANGEROUS MINDS (formerly known as MY POSSE DON'T DO HOMEWORK) by Johnson,
> which I have seen catalogued in fiction AND nonfiction (go figure!)
> YEARS by Spencer
> BLACKBOARD JUNGLE by Evan Hunter
>
> Also, am I remembering correctly that Laura Ingalls Wilder became a
teacher,
> perhaps in the novel THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
> Lisa

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