The Year of Miss Agnes (Paperback)

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Lovely. Heart-warming, entertaining, and educational.First, though, I have to disagree just a bit with another reviewer who accuses this of being just another unrealistic story about the amazing success of an inspirational teacher. Miss Agnes had already honed her craft on other Alaskan children ...

from Whisper1

Told from the perspective of ten year old Fredericka, the reader is drawn into the story of a beloved teacher who changes the lives of her young pupils. The year is 1948 and while many teachers have come and gone, Miss Agnes is different. Unafraid of the rough Alaskan frontier, and empathetic to ...

from thornton37814

Very inspiring story of a teacher who came to a small community in Alaska where she transformed the environment of the school and changed lives of students and parents alike. I think it would have appealed to me in upper elementary school grades.

from foggidawn

Though she is just ten years old, Frederika has seen many teachers come and go from the school in her village. For some, it is too remote from the rest of civilization. For some, the hardships are too great. For some, the constant smell of fish is just too overpowering. In October of 1948, one su...

from julieah

In a one room schoolhouse in a small village in Alaska, Agnes Sutterfield begins teaching and completely changes the community. Unlike the other teachers that the students have had, Miss Agnes is different. She doesn't complain about the fishy smell that never seems to go away. She even gets to s...