A Teacher First (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781537577777)

Former high school baseball standout Jim Zimmerman, now middle-aged and known to everyone as Coach Zim, is the most successful high school coach in state history and a favorite history teacher. After being unexpectedly fired from his coaching job by the school principal, a former teammate still harboring jealousy from high school, Coach Zim is offered a dream position with the Red Sox organization. While pondering whether or not to take the job. he finds himself helping a student who is being bullied and discovers that, inconceivable as it might seem, his work as a teacher may be more important than coaching baseball. Filled with memorable characters, including a steroid-popping gym teacher who can't stop flexing and a tough Vietnam veteran assistant coach, A Teacher First is the story of a man coming to terms with the effect he has on the lives of his students.

Author: Gary Sprague
ISBN-10: 1537577778
ISBN-13: 9781537577777
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2016
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.66d