Teacher, Teacher

by Jack Sheffield

Book Overview

It's 1977 and Jack Sheffield is appointed headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. So begins Jack's eventful journey through the school year and his attempts to overcome the many problems that face him as a young and inexperienced headmaster.

The many colourful chapters include Ruby the 20 stone caretaker with an acute spelling problem, a secretary who worships Margaret Thatcher, a villager who grows giant carrots,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552155284
• ISBN13: 9780552155281
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A terrific book!

For anyone interested in people and small town life, this book is a joy to read. Jack Sheffield has captured something universal in his tales of his experiences as a newly appointed head of school in a village in Yorkshire in the late 1970's. His characters ring true, and the love of his trade is just as convincing. You will laugh and cry, and then wait in eager anticipation for its successor, Mr Teacher, which is due in bookshops in January 2008!

'Teacher Teacher!'

Jack Sheffield writes with wit and insight in this nostalgic reminder of the 1970s. 'Heartbeat for Teachers' Fay Yeomans, BBC Radio'Howzat for a great Yorkshire novel' Dickie Bird'A wonderful gallery of Yorkshire characters' Yorkshire Evening Press'refreshing.... with hilarious detail' Yorkshire Post