Educating Jack (Audible Audio Edition) Jack Sheffield Random House AudioBooks UK Books
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As the 1982 school year begins, Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley village school for his sixth year as headteacher. Nora Pratt celebrates 25 years in her coffee shop, Ronnie Smith finally tries to get a job, and little Krystal Entwhistle causes concern in the school Nativity play. It's the time of ET and Greenham Common,. Price William's birth, Fame legwarmers and the puzzling introduction of the 20p piece. Meanwhile, for Jack, the biggest surprise of his life is in store....
Educating Jack (Audible Audio Edition) Jack Sheffield Random House AudioBooks UK Books
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Educating Jack (Audible Audio Edition) Jack Sheffield Random House AudioBooks UK Books Reviews
The last one (so far) in Jack Sheffield's series about his life as the headteacher of a village school in North Yorkshire, book # 6 is "Educating Jack".
The academic year 1982-1983 provides the framework for all the various strands of stories; there is, once again, a lot of humour in the book and a lot to trigger the memory
"Fame" was in the cinemas and caused a general trend for legwarmers, the pound note was replaced by the pound coin, the first mobile phones were introduced, compact discs started to appear on the scene, and a jar of Nescafé was 96p.
Of course, at the beginning of the book, it is revealed who was victim of the accident that so dramatically ended the previous book. And at the end of this one, a life-changing event takes place in Jack's life.
I enjoyed this one for its familiarity - the same characters plus some new ones, in the same surroundings; people get older, take on new jobs, move house, fall in love and have anniversaries, children grow, make new friends and learn a lot, both in the classroom and out.
This time, there were a few more of the small errors/inaccuracies that should have been eliminated by good editing. Did I just not notice them in the previous books, or has the editing become sloppier for want of faster publishing?
Here are some examples
Friday, 17 September 1982 starts with Vera (the school secretary) taking out her baking dish and recipe book in her kitchen to make an apple cake. She writes a list of ingredients needed from the village store... and leaves. The baking is never done, and next time we see Vera, she's already at the school office.
Vera is also involved in the next error Chapter Eight starts with her and her brother setting off on Friday, 17 December "...in their little white Austin A40 for the last day of term...". And how does Chapter Nine start?"It was Tuesday, 21 December, the last day of the autumn term...". Now, which one was the last day of term? Friday or Tuesday?
Then there's the issue of a few less-than-well formulated sentences. Once again, I am probably just being overly picky, but I think Jack Sheffield can do better than this
"... Petula Dudley-Palmer, complete with a green leotard and matching headband, had just completed her morning workout...", and later on in the book, a herd of Friesian cattle are "contentedly chewing grass to their hearts' content".
The humour in the book made up for those, though, and although some of the jokes are probably considered rather "old", they still made me laugh.
So, all things considered, I am looking forward to reading the first three books in the series once my mother-in-law swaps with me. And as far as I know, book # 7 will be out some time this year.
Once again, Mr. Sheffield weaves a heartwarming tale in the village of Ragley-on-the-Forest. Especially poignant in this
one is the growth of Petula Dudley-Palmer as she discovers that she may have all the latest gadgets and most expensive kitchen worktops but if she lacks true friendship, she is left pretty empty inside. I also enjoyed the, "Book Club," chapter. You'll find this one a treat for sure!
The book is great, what I don't like is the reseller blacking out the price then putting a *huge* markup on the price.
have been following this series more because they are "friends" now. Repetitious spots that I think cheat the reader from book to book.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF JACK SHEFFIEDS GREAT BOOKS ALSO ALOT OF FUN TO READ I JUST LOVED IT.
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