A Turn for DeWurst
By Sydney Kendall.
Description
Astrid is a highly gifted fifth grader, who is being smothered under the lock-step conformist program of her teacher, Dr. Helton. In order to intellectually survive, she has taken on the responsibility of developing her own mind. She refuses to conform to the class schedule that lags far behind her own. Learning is her key, and grades, credit on paper, are important only as long as they are high enough to pass. Dr. Helton is determined to break her, to make all the children in his classroom conform, obey authority without question, and be socialized according to his plan. Shortly, beca...
ISBN(s)
0880924616, 9780880924610
