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The Faculty Lounge
- A Novel
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Description
By the acclaimed author of Moxie, a funny, bighearted adult debut that is at once an ode to educators, a timely glimpse at today’s pressing school issues, and a tender character study, following a sprawling cast of teachers, administrators, and staff at a Texas high school
With its ensemble of warm and unforgettable characters, The Faculty Lounge shows listeners a different side of school life. It all starts when an elderly substitute teacher at Baldwin High School is found dead in the faculty lounge. After a bit of a stir, life quickly returns to normal—it’s not like it’s the worst (or even most interesting) thing that has happened within the building’s walls. But when, a week later, the spontaneous scattering of his ashes on the school grounds catches the attention of some busybody parents, it sets in motion a year that can only be described as wild, bizarre, tragic, mundane, beautiful, and humorous all at once.
In the midst of the ensuing hysteria and threats of disciplinary action, the novel peeks into the lives of the implicated adults who, it turns out, actually have first names and continue to exist when the school day is done. We meet: a former punk band front man, now a middle-aged principal who must battle it out with the schoolboard to keep his job; a no-nonsense school nurse willing to break the rules, despite the close watch on their campus, when a student arrives at her office with a dilemma; and a disgruntled English instructor who finds himself embroiled in even more controversy when he misfires a snarky email. Oh, and there’s also a teacher make-out session in a supply closet during a lockdown.
As these people continue to manage the messiness of this school year, there is the looming threat of what will become of their beloved Baldwin High. Ultimately, at the heart of this unconventional workplace novel is a story of the power of human connection and of the joy of finding purpose in what it is we do every day.
Ce que les critiques en disent
“Charming and insightful, The Faculty Lounge celebrates the dedicated, though imperfect, people who educate our children, while not shying away from the sometimes horrid and often hilarious aspects of life in an American public high school. This is a workplace comedy with heart.” —Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy
"As important as teachers are, their lives have been largely absent from popular culture. The Faculty Lounge remedies this with a warm, profoundly moving, vividly drawn, and hilarious ode to educators. This book brims to bursting with dignity and love." —Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of The Serpent King and Colton Gentry's Third Act