num_pages: 498
description: Chronicles the dedication and perseverence of fifth-grade teacher Chris Zajac of Holyoke, Massachusetts, in her effort to educate the economically and emotionally deprived urban children in her classroom
language: English
title: Among Schoolchildren
titlecomplete: Among Schoolchildren (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana Series)
genres: Teaching, Biography, Sociology, Education, Nonfiction, Journalism, Biography Memoir, Adult, Memoir, School
ratings_count: 2518
places: Holyoke, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: American Studies, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Thorndike Pr