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In 2014, Nicholson Baker served as a substitute teacher in the Maine public school system. He recounts a series of classroom moments and observations drawn from that year, giving readers a firsthand look at the challenges and surprises of teaching on short notice.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Nicholson Baker
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