{"product_id":"the-year-of-miss-agnes-9781534478541","title":"The Year of Miss Agnes","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Smithsonian Notable Book for Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Genius.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful repackage marking the twentieth anniversary of the beloved, award-winning novel that celebrates teachers and learning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen-year-old Frederika (Fred for short) doesn't 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Miss Agnes is different: she doesn't get frustrated with her students, and finds new ways to teach them to read and write. She even takes a special interest in Fred's 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 lessons--but will Miss Agnes be like all the rest and leave as quickly as she came?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHill, Kirkpatrick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kirkpatrick Hill lives 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 books \u003ci\u003eToughboy and Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Winter Camp\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Miss Agnes\u003c\/i\u003e have all been immensely popular. Her fourth book, \u003ci\u003eDancing at the Odinochka\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Junior Library Guild Selection.","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50369397522706,"sku":"9781534478541","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_40fdae82-1e4e-46ee-bccf-e3964a1eefc6.jpg?v=1728525443","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-year-of-miss-agnes-9781534478541","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}