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Frank McCourt has 5 past events. (show)  Educator Appreciation Week The CAFE Book by Gail Boushey, Joan Moser There's No Place Like Space! by Tish Rabe, Dr Seuss, Aristides Ruiz (Illustrator) Teacher Man by Frank McCourtLeaders of Learning by Richard DuFour, Robert J. Marzano NOOK GlowLight by Barnes & Noble
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Educator Event, Special Event What a year it's almost been ... Educators, we want to thank you for the differences you make with special discounts, fun presentations, My Favorite Teacher awards, authors, prizes and more. Teacher appreciation events TBA! April 12 to 20. (added from Barnes & Noble)… (more) A Birthday Tribute to Frank McCourt Frank McCourtPlease join us for a birthday tribute to the late Pulitzer-winner Frank McCourt. The evening will be hosted by local writer and performer Alex Newman, who was a student of McCourt from 1981 to 1984. Newman remained close to McCourt until his death on July 19, 2009. The evening will include readings from Angela’s Ashes, ‘Tis, and Teacher Man. Newman will also read some of his own unpublished writings about Frank McCourt and will hold a short question and answer session with the audience. (ablachly)… (more) All Gender All Genre Book Club Frank McCourt , Teacher Man: A Memoir. Osondu’s All Gender, All Genre Book Club will meet to discuss their selection of the month, "Teacher Man: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt. This final memoir in the trilogy that started with Angela's Ashes and continued in 'Tis focuses on McCourt's 30-year teaching career in New York City's public high schools. Not just informative but highly instructive, Teacher Man is a treatise on what education could be, and should be, and is “must” reading for every teacher in America. (booksense)… (more) A Celebration of the Schools Project Rebecca Pawel discusses Death of a Nationalist.; Donald Antrim; Jessica Hagedorn; Nicole Krauss; Frank McCourt; John Edgar WidemanTwenty years ago, Wendy Salinger founded the Unterberg Poetry Center Schools Project, an outreach program enabling New York City high school students to attend readings and interact with featured authors. Some of these authors, including Donald Antrim, Jessica Hagedorn, Nicole Krauss, Frank McCourt and John Edgar Wideman, return to reflect on the writing life. Joining them is Rebecca Pawel, a Schools Project alumna and the author of Death of a Nationalist, which won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. (lampbane)… (more) An Irish-American Evening: Frank McCourt and Alice McDermott Frank McCourt reads from his works. Alice McDermott and Frank McCourt, masters of the Irish-American story, read from their works. Tickets are $15. RSVP at www.folger.edu/pen or 202-544-7077. (eereed)
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| | Disambiguation notice | | | Improve this authorCombine/separate worksAuthor divisionFrank McCourt is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. IncludesFrank McCourt is composed of 16 names. You can examine and separate out names. Combine with…
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