Synopses & Reviews
Elaine Moore, a veteran teacher in Eagle River, Alaska, is a firm believer that the classroom is, first and foremost, a communityand that learning is best when shared in a circle of peers. When one of her students, ten-year-old Seamus Farrell, is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, Elaine, her students, and her innovative methods of teaching are put to their most severe test. Elaine's Circle is the true account of this small-town teacher who led her fourth-grade students through the biggest challenge of their young lives. This book provides a heart-wrenching, intimate look at the utterly remarkable achievements of this dedicated teacher, a supportive community, and a group of children who rallied to make Seamus Farrell's impending death an unforgettable lesson about life.
Synopsis
- A simple story, told in eloquent, precise prose about a world that will touch a nerve in every reader--a grammar school classroom, a determined teacher, and a young boy given six weeks to live
- Will have intense appeal to general readers interested in a moving story that illuminates the surprising dimensions of the human spirit
- Author Bob Katz has appeared on Good Morning America, National Public Radio. CNN, and many other TV and radio programs