Project June Bug

ISBN: 059545528X

Author: Minniti, Jackie

Condition: New

"Smart, funny, poignant and relevant, it captures the best and worst of a system where no child should be left behind." George Anastasia, columnist for the Philadelphia InquirerLife is good for Jenna Bianchi. Shes just started her second year of teaching English at Morrison High School, a job she loves. She has a pet parrot with attitude. And theres a handsome math teacher who wants to be more than just friends. But everything changes when a defiant, disruptive tenth grader walks into her classroom.With a smart mouth and a swagger to match, Michael Tayler is a problem for Jenna from the very first day. His school record screams troublemaker, and Jenna wonders if the new year is already doomed. But when she reads Michaels first poetry assignment, she recognizes it for what it truly is: a cry for help.Michaels presence sets into motion a chain of events that turns Jennas perfect life upside-down and threatens to destroy her career. Faced with a challenge unlike anything shes ever known, Jenna commits to doing what no one has done for Michael Tayler before.