Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

I know there are tons of books that qualify, but I'd really enjoy finding one about a special education teacher that I haven't read before if anyone has any suggestions :)

I keep mentioning her because I love her lol but Torrey Hayden is a teacher, not necessarily "special needs" like autism, downs, etc but teaches kids with anxiety disorders and the like. One Child, Ghost Girl and The Tiger's Child are all great!

One Child sounds amazing! I'm going to have to check that one out!

I love her books! Glad I could help :)

I haven't read any of Torrey Hayden, but does anyone know of any books that are more specifically about teaching kids/teens/young adults with special needs? I've looked up some of Hayden's books on Amazon and most of them seem to focus more on abuse.

I'm an elementary school counselor, so I do a lot of teaching in the classroom. BUT, I would love to see if there are any more specific books! Thanks! :)

I write STEAM programming for my school district's afterschool and preschool programs, and train staff. I guess teaching is close, and I was in the classroom before. Anyone know of anything?

There are several "main" characters in jk rowling's casual vacancy, one is a deputy headmaster (like vice principal in the uk) and one is a guidance counsellor (both at middle/ high school level). There are also a nurse, owner of a lingerie shop, retiree (can't remember if she was a sahm or had a job outside the home but she's retired In the book) and a couple teenagers.

Tara wrote: "There are several "main" characters in jk rowling's casual vacancy, one is a deputy headmaster (like vice principal in the uk) and one is a guidance counsellor (both at middle/ high school level). ..."

Thank you, Tara! This has been on my TBR list for some time!! :)

Some ideas I'm pondering for this prompt:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips: To You, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield
The Learning Curve by Melissa Nathan

I love To Serve Them All My Days but have your Kleenexes handy!

Also, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Check this out: https://www.readingrainbow.com/site/b...

I'm currently a substitute teacher, but I'm studying to be an English teacher. I was thinking maybe "The Freedom Writer's" book.

Another book I came across:
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

I am going to read Night train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier, a Swiss author I believe. It is also a movie, which is supposed to be really good. I want to read the book first though.

Teacher Man

PatchesEsq wrote: "Teacher Man"

Good one! I think I just chose my book.

Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

Can you read Teacher Man without having read his other two books first??

The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey features a teacher as one of the main characters.

Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esmé Raji Codell could work here, too.

Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie features a teacher.

I am reading "The Teacher's Secret" by Suzanne Leal.
It is about an Aussie teacher, in a small country town school which is me spot on!

You could also read Dead Poets Society if you haven't already. :)

I'm also a teacher, when I started the challenge it was my first year. I had found the book Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman. I would highly recommend it for any teacher, especially those working with inner city populations.

I'm surprised Stephen King's 11/22/63 isn't on here yet! The main character is an English teacher.

I am a math teacher at an alternative high school. I didn't get that specific, but read both The Good Girl by Mary Kubica (which has a main character who is an art teacher at an alternative high school) and To Sir, With Love by Richard Braithwaite (which is about a general studies teacher at a difficult school in England).

Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness is the story of Annie Hobbs who left Colorado in 1927 at the age of 19 to teach in Alaska. TRUE STORY.

A Schoolteacher in Old Alaska: The Story of Hannah Breece was edited by her niece Jane Jacobs. ANOTHER TRUE STORY. Hannah was born in 1859 in Pennsylvania and went to Alaska in 1904, remaining there 14 years.

Both women lived and worked in very remote areas of Alaska.

Tony Danza has a book out that's on my TBR list called I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had. It's about his first year teaching English (recently, after he retired from acting).

Madam by Phoebe Wynn starts out with a teacher landing a dream job at a too-good-to-be-true private school. Might be more of dark-academia book, but the main character is a teacher.

Madam book review and reactions

Confessions by Kanae Minato. MC is a middle school science teacher.

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin. Ayesha is a substitute teacher.