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Schooled

Ivy-League educated Anna Taggert believes that enriching the minds of America's youth is the greatest gift, and that landing a job at an elite Manhattan school is her lucky break. But when the grim reality of the private school hierarchy settles in, not to mention that of her meager compensatio...

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Main Author: Lakhani, Anisha.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : London : Hyperion ; Turnaround [distributor], 2009.
Subjects:
Women teachers > Fiction.
Private schools > Fiction.
Cheating (Education) > Fiction.
New York (State) > Fiction.
Summary: Ivy-League educated Anna Taggert believes that enriching the minds of America's youth is the greatest gift, and that landing a job at an elite Manhattan school is her lucky break. But when the grim reality of the private school hierarchy settles in, not to mention that of her meager compensation, Anna realizes that passion might not be worth the sacrifice.
Physical Description: 345 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9781401309961 (pbk.)
1401309968 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Until 2006, Anisha Lakhani taught English at The Dalton School on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Soon after she started teaching, she was named chair of the Middle School English Department. Lakhani received both her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Columbia University. She was born in Calcutta, India, grew up in Saddle River, New Jersey, and now lives in Manhattan with her husband and their beloved shitzu, Harold Moscowitz. Schooled is her first novel.

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