{"product_id":"the-sex-ed-chronicles-stuart-nachbar-9780595419944","title":"The Sex Ed Chronicles","description":"In January of 1980, the U.S. economy is in shambles, Ronald Reagan is beginning his quest to become the country's fortieth president, and New Jersey is about to become the first state to require sex education in all public schools. \u003cp\u003e New Jersey native Greg Mandell, a rookie reporter for the \u003ci\u003eOcean Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, accepts an assignment to cover the Parent's Alliance for Schools and Teachers (PAST) and the state's public hearings on sex education. Formed to stop sex education, PAST has influenced the election of three hundred like-minded candidates to school boards across the Garden State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While on assignment, Mandell falls for Andi Gilardi, a popular history teacher up for tenure at Mandell's alma mater, Averdell High School. PAST has accused Gilardi of manipulating her students to fight for sex education and has labeled her a \"morally unacceptable\" teacher who must be denied tenure. Mandell's respect and affection for Gilardi forces him to make a choice between his professional objectivity and his personal integrity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Based on true events, \u003ci\u003eThe Sex Ed Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e recounts a journalist's brave efforts to stand up for his beliefs in the emotionally charged arena of sex education in public schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stuart Nachbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595419941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595419944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stuart Nachbar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435558220031,"sku":"9780595419944","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c21e9f88-78bb-49d0-880c-7656a394f470.jpg?v=1777151179","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sex-ed-chronicles-stuart-nachbar-9780595419944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}