Book description
In this ābeautiful, heartfelt, and ultimately important story about love, kinship, gratitude, and miraclesā (Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a beloved high school English teacher with terminal brain cancer undertakes a cross-country journey to reunite with his former students in order to find out if he madeā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked The Priority List as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This tearjerker book made me want to get back to the classroom to make students feel as strongly about me as they had about David.
The author visits former students to find out how he impacted their lives. He has cancer and marital issues, but it doesnāt stop him for being positive and grateful about his encounters with students he taught in high school.
On his travels throughout the country, he slept on their couches, broke bread with them, and conversed with them for hours. He came to the conclusion that his life had been richer through knowing and guidingā¦
From Jennifer's list on becoming a great teacher.
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