About The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession:
A New York Times Spring Nonfiction Pick and USA Today Hottest New Book Release, The Teachers is $1.99 today, nearly 90% off the $15.99 retail price, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. In The Teachers, the critically acclaimed, must-read education book of the year, New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins combines a riveting year-in-the-life account of three teachers with cutting-edge reporting revealing what’s really going on behind school doors.
“Page-turning” – Library Journal.
“An extraordinary work” – Forbes.
“Engaging and impeccably researched”- NPR.
“Heart-tugging” – Washington Post.
“Incisive… eye-opening… and impressive” – Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW, Book of the Week)
A Kirkus Most Buzzworthy book (STARRED REVIEW)
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Author Bio:
New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins, also the author of a Goodreads Nonfiction Book of the Year, follows real-life “main characters” for a year so readers can curl up with a smart, beach-read-style story that’s “impossible to put down” (People Magazine), “better than reality TV” (Elle), leaves readers “hooked” (New York Times Book Review), and “keeps readers both captivated and well-informed” (Booklist). “For poolside nonfiction, she’s the one you want” (Wander & Whine book blog). An award-winning journalist and a substitute teacher, Robbins also has been honored with a Distinguished Service to Public Education award. Her work supports and amplifies voices that aren’t often heard. Alexandra has written for several publications, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, The Washington Post, Forbes, and The Atlantic. She has appeared on national television on shows such as 60 Minutes, The Today Show, CBS Mornings, Oprah, The View, The Colbert Report and hundreds of other shows on dozens of networks.