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Description edit
There aren't too many teachers who are written about in the New Yorker, People, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, and excerpted in Reader's Digest. But Esmé Raji Codell is no ordinary teacher. An irrepressible spirit, she wears costumes in the classroom, dances with the kids during math lessons,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Esme Cordell: Known as "Madame Esme" to her fifth-grade students, she is our protagonist and author.
- Mr. Turner: The over-controlling principal at Esme's school.
- B. B.: Diary of a first year teacher
- Ms. Coil: Add a description of this character.
- Billy Williams: A student from Madame Esme's class. His disruptive behavior leads to him being assigned the role of teacher for the day in order to learn how his disruptions effect the class.
- Melanie
- Ozzie
- Selena: A female student in Esme's class that initially questioned why Esme is called "Madame" and then decides that she would also like to be called "Madame" as an adult.
- Ms. Federman
- Ashworth
- Vanessa
- Ruben
- Twanette
- Kirk
- Valerie
- Ismene
- Shira
- Miss Clark
- Mrs. Jones
- Kyle
- Ms. Tyler
- Ms. Porter
- Zykrecia: A student in the class. Her essay, "The Day Billy Williams was our Teacher" is sampled in the book.
- Leda: The landlady of Esme's childhood. She accuses Esme's father of running a "whorehouse" because of how many books the family owned, and told Esme that she would grow up to be a whore because of the books.
First Sentence edit
I know what your thinking your thinking that going to the fifth grade is going to be fun and not hard well I got something to tell you.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Esmé Raji Codell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1565122259
Page Count: 210
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1565122259
Page Count: 210
Awards edit
- Alex Awards (2000)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 372.110092
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