This month’s book is Ms. Bixby's Last Day, by John David Anderson.

Named a USA Today Best Book of 2021, Little and Often: A Memoir is about grief, inheritance, and self-discovery. The memoir focuses on a single year during which Preszler, a South Dakota native living on Long Island, mourns the death of his estranged father by using inherited tools to build a wooden canoe. In the process, he comes to better understand his father—a cattle rancher, rodeo champion, and Vietnam War Bronze Star Medal recipient—and himself.Ms. Bixby is the sort of teacher who makes you feel like the indignity of school is worthwhile. Who makes the idea of growing up less terrifying. Who you never want to disappoint. What Ms. Bixby is, is one of a kind.

Told from the perspective of three sixth-grade boys, the story explores themes of friendship, family, bullying, and the profound impact a great teacher can have, all while the boys try to create an unforgettable farewell for her.

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