Mr. Pizza - Pandolfi, J. F.

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Résumé :
Just about everyone makes an off-the-wall decision at some point. Usually it's no big deal. But if it ends up changing people's lives. . . It's 1973, and Tony Piza (long i, my friends) decides he needs a carefree year off after college-with pay. To the shock of his tight-knit family and closest friends, he postpones law school and talks his way into a job teaching sixth grade at a Catholic school in Staten Island, N. Y. A paid vacation if ever there was one! Yeah, right. Say hi to the Moby Dick of miscalculations. His pathetic effort is making him look bad, especially compared to the other sixth-grade instructor, Sister Theresa, an energetic young nun whose sunny disposition could have turned Attila the Hun into a daisy-picking philanthropist. It's also crimping his efforts to enchant Colleen O'Brien, a stunning, straight-talking teacher who sees right through him. To make matters worse, his irreverent sense of humor antagonizes the powers-that-be: the alpha-male president of the school board, and the pastor who's more interested in single malt scotch than saving souls. Does he have the ability-or the desire-to turn things around to try to save his job? And will he ever realize that his students deserve a lot more than they've been getting from him?

Biographie:
Joseph Pandolfi (writing as J. F. Pandolfi)Joe went to Fordham University as an undergrad, then taught at a Catholic elementary school before attending Fordham Law School. He was a practicing attorney, with an emphasis on family law and litigation. During the period of his private practice, he also served as a municipal court judge. Joe won an award for his flash fiction piece, Psychology for Dummies. That success motivated him to call upon his fond memories of teaching, which served as a backdrop to his debut novel, Mr. Pizza. He is a member of the Authors Guild, and attended The Writing Center, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. He's also a writer for Nolo.com. Joe is an advocate in the fight against adult illiteracy, and was awarded a Special Recognition in Literacy award for his efforts.