Ihre Schüler lieben sie über alles. Nicht, weil sie Sexualkunde so plastisch unterrichtet. Sondern, weil Betarice Hempel die erste Lehrerin ist, die sie als eigenständige Menschen begreift. Miss Hempel weiß, wie es ist, jung zu sein,...

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Library Journal, Electric Literature, The New York Public Library, PopMattersA Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Story PrizeNational Book Award finalist Sarah Shun-lien Bynum's highly...

Ms. Hempel Chronicles is a "deeply affecting" (Los Angeles Times) novel of a devoted young teacher finding her wayMs. Beatrice Hempel, teacher of seventh grade, is new-new to teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft...

A National Book Award Finalist, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum's enchanting and inventive first novel is a groundbreaking, contemporary classicWhen a girl falls into a mysterious, impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French...