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Seven days of possibilities : one teacher, 24 kids, and the music that changed their lives forever / Anemona Hartocollis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Public Affairs, c2004.Description: xiii, 314 p. ; 22 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 1586481967
  • 9781586481964
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.87/044/0974747275
LOC classification:
  • MT 4 H334s 2004
Contents:
I: The Kingsbridge Heights School, P.S. 86 the Bronx, New York -- 1. Looking for paradise -- 2. The accidental teacher -- Location, location, location -- 4. "Call me Miss Johanna" -- 5. Dear fingerprints -- 6. "Happy birthday" -- 7. "Ignore them" -- 8. The dead-end kid -- 9. "Vem Kan Segla" -- 10. A boy from the neighborhood -- 11. The sublimated love affair -- 12. A fifth avenue address -- 13. "Please trust us" -- 14. On the road -- II: Aland, Finland -- 15. Homecoming -- 16. The law of Jante -- 17. A society of women -- 18. Bronx bombers -- 19. Johanna's secret -- 20. Paradise -- 21. Edible flowers -- 22. A scarlet letter -- 23. "All the small things" -- 24. "The trip of a lifetime" -- 25. A transient person -- A letter from Mr. Goodfellow.
Summary: Seven days of possibilities offers an inside look at the politics, history, and complex personal relationships that govern one typical New York City public school. But more importantly, it is the story of how one person can make a difference against those odds, rising above corruption, indifferences and regimentation with hope, music, and love.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) MT 4 H334s 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000090077

Includes index.

LC copy 2 lacks CD. DLC

I: The Kingsbridge Heights School, P.S. 86 the Bronx, New York -- 1. Looking for paradise -- 2. The accidental teacher -- Location, location, location -- 4. "Call me Miss Johanna" -- 5. Dear fingerprints -- 6. "Happy birthday" -- 7. "Ignore them" -- 8. The dead-end kid -- 9. "Vem Kan Segla" -- 10. A boy from the neighborhood -- 11. The sublimated love affair -- 12. A fifth avenue address -- 13. "Please trust us" -- 14. On the road -- II: Aland, Finland -- 15. Homecoming -- 16. The law of Jante -- 17. A society of women -- 18. Bronx bombers -- 19. Johanna's secret -- 20. Paradise -- 21. Edible flowers -- 22. A scarlet letter -- 23. "All the small things" -- 24. "The trip of a lifetime" -- 25. A transient person -- A letter from Mr. Goodfellow.

Seven days of possibilities offers an inside look at the politics, history, and complex personal relationships that govern one typical New York City public school. But more importantly, it is the story of how one person can make a difference against those odds, rising above corruption, indifferences and regimentation with hope, music, and love.

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