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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Fighting For Ms. Rios

Fighting For Ms. Rios

Riley, Kevin W.

Paperback

General Education

ISBN10: 1477541586
ISBN13: 9781477541586
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Nov 15 2012
Pages: 314
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Young Aiden is blessed with an extraordinary gift-- a genius for observing the complex world of public schools through a child's lens, and putting it into words. In a series of journals inspired by his teacher, he takes us back to fourth grade, on his terms, weaving lyrical stories that simultaneously captivate, enrage, and entertain. But Aiden is not just a storyteller. He's a fighter, with a natural instinct to defend the things that matter: his family, his Yankees hat, and of course, his remarkable first-year teacher, Ms. Rios. Not since The Art of Racing in the Rain has such an unlikely narrator so eloquently captured this joyful tone. Teetering between triumph and angst, we find ourselves immersed in the magic of elementary school again. Kevin Riley breathes life into this rare and refreshing journey through a school called El Milagro (the miracle). In an ironic contrast, the 35-year veteran educator has chosen to channel his experience through the voice of a child who writes in both whispers and roars. Fighting for Ms. Rios is a tribute to the sweet brilliance of children and to the amazing teachers that work with them every day.

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