BOOK: Standing up to Mr. O. - Mills

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

Mills, Claudia._Standing up to Mr. O._,1998
Seventh grader Maggie's favorite teacher is Mr. O., her science
teacher.. until he introduces dissection.  She is a good student but
takes an F each time she refuses. In English she writes an essay
against dissection which is judged in a contest by other teachers
(including Mr. O.)  Everyone agrees she had written the best but
she doesn't even place.  Maggie also gets involved with a rebellious
student who leads her down a troubled path.  This 165 page book
is a multi-dimensional story.  I was especially touched by it
because I have experienced first hand how an idolized teacher can
unknowingly crush the esteem of the student by doing "what is
right."
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Frederick Muller
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