{"product_id":"among-schoolchildren-by-tracy-kidder","title":"Among Schoolchildren by Tracy Kidder","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristine Zajac teaches fifth grade in a racially mixed school in a poor district of Holyoke, Mass. About half of her students are Hispanic; many come from broken homes. Through Kidder's calmly detailed re-creation of Zajac's daily round, we come to know her students' fears and inmost strivings; we also share this teacher's frustrations, loneliness and the rush of satisfaction that comes with helping students learn. It's a tough job: in one social studies class, half the pupils can't name the country they live in. Kidder ( House ; The Soul of a New Machine ) writes with sensitivity of Zajac's Irish-Catholic roots, of the need for educational reform and of the Holyoke Puerto Ricans' struggles for equality and success. We see Kelly School as a compelling microcosm of what is wrong--and right--with our educational system. Author tour.\u003cbr\u003eCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67658119839818,"sku":"7065f","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/7065f_091dff89-c2ea-41cc-b943-e4e50dd7b8b8.jpg?v=1791777091","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/among-schoolchildren-by-tracy-kidder","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}