The Girls in the Back of the Class by LouAnne Johnson [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] 1996 • St. Martin's

The Girls in the Back of the Class  by LouAnne Johnson

FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING [1996] ST. MARTIN'S PRESS

1st mass market printing w/ embossed cover fronts.

Vintage paperback in very good condition.

Like new with shelf wear to cover.

Vintage Borders shop sticker on rear.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Her classroom was the last stop for a group of troubled kids. Teacher LouAnne Johnson, the petite ex-Marine of Dangerous Minds, was their last chance. The boys, like handsome Latino Julio Escovar, expected to end up in jail. The girls, like regal, golden-skinned Simoa, often mysteriously disappeared. But not in LouAnne Johnson's class.

Risking her life, and her heart, LouAnne cajoled, bribed, and loved these teens. She went out on tough urban streets to track down Simoa, she faced a dangerously angry father to get pretty, talented Araceli into art school, and she fought drug pushers, trouble-making dropouts, and burned-out teachers to leave her kids alone. Her goal was to get her kids to graduation. Her method? Believe in them...until they believed in themselves.