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The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck – book cover

The Teacher’s Funeral

By Richard Peck

Humor

In rural Indiana in 1904, 15-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."…

Release Date
2004
Length
212 pages
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Our Review

In rural Indiana in 1904, 15-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies." Includes questions and activities following the text.

Author

Richard Peck