The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter

The Blackboard Jungle

Evan Hunter with James Patrick Cronin (Narrator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics education reflective medium-paced
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Written in 1954, this controversial story cracked down on the public school system and dramatized student violence as no other novel of its time did. Hunter used his own teaching experience to create protagonist Richard Dadier, who lands his first...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
challenging 100%

Pace

medium 100%

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Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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