Perfect for fans ofΒ Whereβd You Go, BernadetteΒ andΒ Small Admissions, a wry and cleverly observed debut novel about the privileged bubble that is Liston Heights Highβthe micro-managing parents, the overworked teachers, and the students caught in the middleβand the fallout for each of them when the bu
Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes
β Scribed by Kathleen West
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group;Berkley
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0593098420
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β¦ Synopsis
Perfect for fans of Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Small Admissions , a wry and cleverly observed debut novel about the privileged bubble that is Liston Heights High--the micro-managing parents, the overworked teachers, and the students caught in the middle--and the fallout for each of them when the bubble finally bursts.
Isobel Johnson knows helicopter parents like Julia Abbott--a stage mom whose world revolves around interfering in her children's lives--come with the territory. Julia resents teachers like Isobel, who effortlessly bond with students, including Julia's own teenagers, who have started pulling further away from her.
Isobel has spent her teaching career in Liston Heights side-stepping the community's high-powered families. But when she receives a threatening voicemail accusing her of Anti-Americanism and a "blatant liberal agenda," she realizes she's squarely in the fray. Rather than cowering, Isobel doubles down on her...
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