Finding room 2103 -- Starting the mower -- Puzzles -- True grit -- In the trenches -- Belonging -- Reading Dickens -- Into deep water -- What is freedon -- A purple heart -- Perspective -- Beig 13 -- Remember me.
Summary
"With edgy humor and revealing insight, a journalist-turned-teacher finds her 'best story,' witnessing firsthand the metamorphosis that takes place in her students--physically, intellectually, hormonally, socially, magically, and sometimes tragically--over a pivotal 13th year."--Amazon.com