Ms. Hempel Chronicles（ISBN=） 英文原版

　　Ms. Beatrice Hempel, teacher of seventh grade, is new–new to
teaching, new to the school, newly engaged, and newly bereft of her
idiosyncratic father. Grappling awkwardly with her newness, she
struggles to figure out what is expected of her in life and at
work. Is it acceptable to introduce swear words into the English
curriculum, enlist students to write their own report cards, or
bring up personal experiences while teaching a sex-education class?
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum finds characters at their most vulnerable,
then explores those precarious moments in sharp, graceful prose.
From this most innovative of young writers comes another journey
down the rabbit hole to the wonderland of middle school, memory,
daydreaming, and the extraordinary business of growing up.

　　SARAH SHUN-LIEN BYNUM’s first novel, Madeleine Is Sleeping,
was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2004. She was
recently appointed head of the creative writing department at the
University of California, San Diego. She lives in Los Angeles.