It all starts when an elderly substitute t eacher at Baldwin High School is found dead in the \;faculty lounge.\n
After a bit of a stir\, life quickly returns to normal--it's not li ke it's the worst (or even most interesting) thing that has happened withi n the building's walls. But when\, a week later\, the spontaneous scatteri ng of his ashes on the school grounds catches the attention of some busybo dy parents\, it sets in motion a year that can only be described as wild\, bizarre\, tragic\, mundane\, beautiful\, and humorous all at once.
\n< p>In the midst of the ensuing hysteria and threats of disciplinary action\ , the novel peeks into the lives of the implicated adults who\, it turns o ut\, actually have first names and continue to exist when the school day i s done. We meet a former punk band front man\, now a middle-aged principal who must battle it out with the schoolboard to keep his job\; a no-nonsen se school nurse willing to break the rules\, despite the close watch on th eir campus\, when a student arrives at her office with a dilemma\; and a d isgruntled English instructor who finds himself embroiled in even more con troversy when he misfires a snarky email. Oh\, and there's also a teacher make-out session in a supply closet during a lockdown.\nAs these pe ople continue to manage the messiness of this school year\, there is the l ooming threat of what will become of their beloved Baldwin High. Ultimatel y\, at the heart of this unconventional workplace novel is a story of the power of human connection and of the joy of finding purpose in what it is we do every day. -- Provided by the publisher.
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