teachers

"Fifteen-year-old Mike McGill has been living with his Uncle Billy since his mother's death. Only ten years older than Mike, Billy loves to party, and doesn't pay much attention when Mike starts getting in trouble. But Mike's history teacher, an ex-cop name Riel, does pay attention. Especially when long-hidden information starts coming to light that makes it seem that the death of Mike's mother might not have been an accident after all"--.

The Cupcake Club helps Katie out when Olivia accuses her of getting preferential treatment from their math teacher, who is also Katie's mom's new boyfriend.

Presents a brief study of colonial schools and teachers, and contains a short vocabulary list.

Simple text and color photographs introduce young readers to the responsibilities of teachers.

Pinkalicious has a hard time adjusting to a new teacher on her first day of school.

Though possessing artistic ability, sixteen-year-old Catherine, suffering from a broken home, socialization problems, and a teacher's disfavor, finally attempts suicide.

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

Curtis and Shelly find their lives in danger when they encounter a sinister substitute teacher hiding a book about werewolves.

Introduces children to the life of teacher and astronaut Joe Acaba, looking at his career in science and teaching, and how he joined the NASA space program to become the first person of Puerto Rican heritage in space.

A study guide to accompany "What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most" reviews key concepts, provides guidelines for selecting questions for discussion, and offers prompts for journal writing based on chapter contents.