Teacher, Teacher!
$28.38
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2007
Summary
A funny, heart-warming and semi-autobiographical story in the tradition of James Herriot about a year in the life of a Yorkshire primary school in the late 1970s.
It’s 1977 and Jack Sheffield is appointed headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. So begins Jack’s eventful journey through the school year and his attempts to overcome the many problems that face him as a young and inexperienced headmaster.
The many colourful chapters include Ruby the 20 sto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552155281 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552155284 |
| Author: | Jack Sheffield |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2007 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 128mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Heartbeat for teachers
Heartbeat for teachers * Fay Yeomans, BBC Radio *
Howzat for a great Yorkshire novel * Dickie Bird *
A wonderful gallery of village characters * Yorkshire Evening Press *
Refreshing…hilarious detail * Yorkshire Post *
Wry and touching … the warm and nostalgic story of Jack’s efforts to run the school is told with understanding and colourful humour…Sheffield writes with understanding and colourful humour * Good Book Guide *
Jack Sheffield
Jack Sheffield was born in 1945 and grew up in the tough environment of Gipton Estate, in North East Leeds. After a job as a ‘pitch boy’, repairing roofs, he became a Corona Pop Man before going to St John’s College, York, and training to be a teacher. In the late 70s and 80s, he was a headteacher of two schools in North Yorkshire before becoming Senior Lecturer in primary education at Bretton Hall near Wakefield. It was at this time he began to record his many amusing stories of village life. He lives in York and Hampshire.
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