The Year of Miss Agnes

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A Smithsonian Notable Book for Children
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Genius. The New York Times Book Review

A beautiful repackage marking the twentieth anniversary of the beloved, award-winning novel that celebrates teachers and learning.

Ten-year-old Frederika (Fred for short) doesnt have much faith that the new teacher in town will last very long. After all, they never do. Most teachers who come to their one-room schoolhouse in remote Alaska leave at the first smell of fish, claiming that life there is just too hard.

But Miss Agnes is different: she doesnt get frustrated with her students, and finds new ways to teach them to read and write. She even takes a special interest in Freds sister, Bokko, who has never come to school before because she is deaf. For the first time, Fred, Bokko, and their classmates begin to enjoy their lessonsbut will Miss Agnes be like all the rest and leave as quickly as she came

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Kirkpatrick Hilllives in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years, most of that time in the Alaskan bush. Hill is the mother of six children and the grandmother of eight. Her booksToughboy and Sister, Winter Camp, andThe Year of Miss Agnes have all been immensely popular. Her fourth book,Dancing at the Odinochka, was a Junior Library Guild Selection.