Shattered by his son's suicide, determined to save other kids, lawyer David Halper becomes a teacher. His students lead turbulent lives stunningly unlike the sentimental model of teenhood which high schools are programmed to match. Claudius makes bombs. Gordon sells sex lessons. Panther preaches Christianity. Becky gets pregnant. Lincoln keeps a loaded gun in his Mercedes.
Halper confronts Fenton, the principal, demanding changes that recognize and challenge these kids. Fenton refuses. Halper starts the Greenhouse, a futuristic school, run as an after-hours club. Fenton counters, accusing Halper of molesting students. The Greenhouse kids fight Fenton, first with orderly strikes, then explosive rage.
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Librería: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Softcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Light bruising to spine ends. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: 14830
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Librería: Samuel S Lin, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
Trade Paperback. Condición: Fine. Edition Not Stated. 234 pages. Card cover with french flaps. A fine like new copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 001601
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Librería: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
Card Cover. Condición: Fine+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: French Flaps. No Edition Stated, Presumed First. A lawyer whose son committed suicide becomes a teacher in the hope of saving others from a similar fate. 233 pp. Book is the author's first published novel. Head of spine has small chip on rear corner, ow book is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 160309. Nº de ref. del artículo: 000309
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