Description

The Principal Chronicles is a collection of funny and poignant short stories that follow the arc of one mans life and career in education. These works of creative non-fiction-or, to be precise, of semi-autobiographical, pseudo-non-fictional memoir-have been refined by many years of telling and re-telling to David Garlicks friends, family and, especially, to fellow educators. Some stories, such as Youve Got to Eat a Pound of Dirt Before You Die depict childhood and teenage hijinks. Others, such as Elvis Presley and My Second Teaching Report, deal with Garlicks years in the classroom. Many stories, bearing such salient titles as I Hate High School Swimming Pools and Sometimes-in Fact, Almost Always-They Grow Up, detail his years as a high school vice-principal and principal. Garlick spins lively, engaging tales about the funny situations in which he has so often found himself, from his earliest years all the way to retirement and beyond. By turns candid, poignant, insightful, and surprising, and always gently humorous, these stories invite readers to laugh about humanitys quirks and appreciate the many large and small ways that people show each other kindness every day.

Author: David Garlick
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 12/08/2021
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781039125735
Language: English