![]() ![]() ![]() On his first day, Dadier endures relentless mockery and ridicule and makes an enemy of the student body by rescuing a female colleague from a vicious attack. A tough vocational school in the East Bronx, Manual Trades is home to angry, unruly teenagers exiled from New York Citys regular public schools. After serving his country in World War II, Richard Dadier decides to be an English teacher-and for the sin of wanting to make a difference, hes hired at North Manual Trades High School. Book Synopsis The shocking and suspense-packed bestseller about one teachers stand against student violence, and the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film (The New York Times Book Review). ![]() About the Book First copyrighted in 1953 and first published in 1954. ![]()
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