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The Good Teacher
The Good Teacher | Associate Research Assistant Bentham Project Visiting Research Scholar P J Kelly, P. J. Kelly
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Marvale Primary School. A cloudy autumn sky. The day started with three hundred and sixty students and seventeen teachers. It ended with three people missing. Lisa and Jacob Johnstone had suffered a well-documented childhood of neglect and abuse. Everyone agreed that it needed to end. Jessica Bell was a kind and well-respected teacher. A strong and motivated woman, she only wanted the best for her students. Her own history of damage and pain had her believing that running away was the solution they had all been searching for. And so ensued a battle between right and wrong, good and evil, and common sense and the law. Miss Bell was not a bad woman. She was a good teacher. This is her story.
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belkel63
The Good Teacher | Associate Research Assistant Bentham Project Visiting Research Scholar P J Kelly, P. J. Kelly
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Bailedbailed

I really don't like giving a bad review but I just couldn't read past page110. I wanted this to be good but the characters are obvious and have all been done before. Writing hints at being good but uses too many overused and boring descriptions and just didn't hold my attention. As an Aussie ex teacher, I wanted to support Aussie author/teacher, but can't. It's not like a Jodi Picoult book, no matter what the enticing cover quote says!

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Jeg
The Good Teacher | Associate Research Assistant Bentham Project Visiting Research Scholar P J Kelly, P. J. Kelly
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Bailedbailed

Sorry PJ Kelly but I found this book implausible and more than a bit silly. You lost me at how she acquired the passports then I really had to stop reading when she fainted before getting on plane. I skipped along and it became obvious that is was becoming more and more unlikely. Wondered also how many people proof read it for you. Best keep your day job! @MrsMalaprop

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Jeg
The Good Teacher | Associate Research Assistant Bentham Project Visiting Research Scholar P J Kelly, P. J. Kelly
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@MrsMalaprop you might be interested in this book. Look at his web site. Interesting. I‘ve just started it. Very Jodie P like. So Aussie and relevant to us here in the West. I‘ll keep reading. Not sure how I‘m feeling about it. Getting a 3.9 rating so far on good reads. It was in the new section of our library and I just had to take it Home! 😊.
Would make a good movie , think that‘s what author would like. We shall see.

MrsMalaprop Interesting... 6y
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