Watch out for Jamie Joel. She s got a real temper and a mouth like a sewer when she gets going.Jamie imagined the new deputy reading her file,with a photo the size of a Wanted poster and words likedisruptive ,unco-operative ,inappropriateunderneath it all that teacher stuff that never said what really happened. I reminded Jamie that student behaviour management was my job,and that part of the issue was now her identity crisis in the corridor. From the way she looked at me,I had the distinct feeling that it wasn t possible to be a deputy principal and a human being at the same time.Against the background of a busy high school,student and teacher are thrown together in ways that test them both. With sympathy,humour and a sharp eye for the truth,Mike Dumbleton writes about the complicated push-and-pull between teenagers,parents and schools.
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Publisher: Allen & UnwinISBN: 9781865085326Number of pages: 144Weight: 144 gDimensions: 195 x 130 x 12 mm
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completely convincing'Michelle Griffin The Age30/8/03a remarkably realistic look at Australian high school life An important contribution to young adult literature for Australian readers.'Reading Time Vol 47 No 4 Nov 2003.makes the daily problems of working in a school utterly believable.'Sue Bursztynski on www.januarymagazine.com/kidsbooksfaces adolescent issues head on (and) gives us the opportunity to make wiser decisions in this ever-changing world.'Gemma,Townsville Bulletin7/10/03
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