{"product_id":"9781565129351","title":"Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year","description":"\u003cp\u003eA must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, \u003ci\u003eEducating Esmé\u003c\/i\u003e is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirited, the irrepressible Madame Esmé—as she prefers to be called—does the cha-cha during multiplication tables, roller-skates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library. Her diary opens a window into a real-life classroom from a teacher’s perspective. While battling bureaucrats, gang members, abusive parents, and her own insecurities, this gifted young woman reveals what it takes to be an exceptional teacher.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeroine to thousands of parents and educators, Esmé now shares more of her ingenious and yet down-to-earth approaches to the classroom in a supplementary guide to help new teachers hit the ground running. As relevant and iconoclastic as when it was first published, \u003ci\u003eEducating Esmé\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic, as is Madame Esmé herself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051042160880,"sku":"9781565129351","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565129351_p0.jpg?v=1772577914","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565129351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}