Jack Sheffield Bücher

Jack Sheffield ist Schulleiter in einem kleinen Dorf in Yorkshire. Auf seinem Schreibtisch liegt ein Brief von einem neunjährigen Jungen, der an Leukämie leidet. Er schreibt: „Lieber Herr Lehrer. Ich wünsche mir drei Dinge. Ich möchte Künstler werden. Ich möchte einen Schneemann bauen. Und ich möchte eine magische Reise mit einem Freund machen.“ So beginnt ein neues Jahr in Ragley-on-the-Forest, wo die Schule das Zentrum der Dorfgemeinschaft ist. Zu ihr gehören Vera, die Schulsekretärin, die Margaret Thatcher verehrt, Ruby, die dicke Hausmeisterin, und die reizende Lehrerin Beth von der Schule im Nachbarort. Und nicht zu vergessen die Kinder, ein quirliges Völkchen, das immer für die eine oder andere Überraschung gut ist. Und natürlich der liebe Herr Lehrer, der Wünsche erfüllen kann.

Jack Sheffield ist ein junger Lehrer, der das Glück hat, Leiter der Grundschule in Ragley-on-the-Forest zu werden. Das dörfliche England in den Siebzigerjahren - eine Welt, die nicht immer ganz heil, aber irgendwie noch in Ordnung ist. Wie Jack mit den Tücken des Alltags kämpft, mit dem Hausmeister die rostende Heizung repariert und sich mit den kleinen und großen Nöten von Kindern und Eltern herumplagt, das ist ein kleines Stück Leben, wie es bunter nicht sein kann. Und dann ist da noch die gestrenge Miss Barrington-Huntley von der Schulaufsichtsbehörde mit ihrer reizenden Assistentin Beth ...

A NEW YEAR AT RAGLEY-ON-THE-FOREST SCHOOL...It's 1981, the time of Adam and the Ants, Rubik's Cube, the Sony Walkman and the Falklands War, as head teacher Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley-on-the-Forest School for another rollercoaster year.

The year is 1969 and Jack Sheffield is a young teacher in need of a job. In a room full of twenty-nine other newly qualified teachers, he's overjoyed when he's appointed to Heather View Primary. Jack is excited to start his first year there and to begin shaping young minds in a beautiful new location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. But Heather View isn't as idyllic as it first sounds. In fact, it looks more like a prison than a primary school. With less than adequate funding and a head teacher who doesn't seem to care, it's no easy task to give the kids the education they deserve. But Jack's determined to do just that. Full of warmth and good humour, Back to School is like taking a nostalgic walk through the past to a simpler time... _____________________ What readers are saying: ***** 'I felt I was transported back in time. This was a joy to read.' ***** 'By chapter 3 I loved this book so much that I ordered two other titles by this author!' ***** 'So uplifting and joyous.' _____________________ Praise for Jack Sheffield: 'Wry observation and heartwarming humour in equal measure.' Alan Titchmarsh 'Overflowing with amusing anecdotes.' Daily Express 'Amusing adventures at the North Yorkshire village school.' Choice 'Jack Sheffield's in a class of his own.' York Press

It's 1979: Dallas is enthralling the nation on TV, Mrs Thatcher has just become prime minister, Abba is top of the pops, and in the small Yorkshire village of Ragley-on-the-Forest, Jack Sheffield returns for his third year as headmaster of the village school.

It's 1986 and Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley village school for his tenth rollercoaster year as headteacher.

As the 1982 school year begins, Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley village school for his sixth year as headteacher. Nora Pratt celebrates twenty-five years in her coffee shop, Ronnie Smith finally tries to get a job, and little Krystal Entwhistle causes concern in the school Nativity play.

The year is 1976 and Jack Sheffield never wants to leave his job. Jack has been the deputy head teacher at Newbridge Primary School for six years now, and he's happy exactly where he is - even if it sometimes feels like there are a few things missing from his life. After all, the kids keep him busy and there's always a game of rugby to play. But it's a time of change, and Jack's world is no exception. New and old faces appear in his life and a romance blossoms, bringing with it a buried secret and hidden threat. Soon, Jack must make a decision as to where his future is heading, and prepare to face whatever change is yet to come . . . A classic Jack Sheffield tale, ready to transport you back to a simpler time. _____________________ Praise for Jack Sheffield: 'Wry observation and heartwarming humour in equal measure.' Alan Titchmarsh 'Overflowing with amusing anecdotes.' Daily Express 'Amusing adventures at the North Yorkshire village school.' Choice 'Jack Sheffield's in a class of his own.' York Press

But Lily has a secret lurking in her past that threatens the new life she's trying to build. Back to the days when owninga television made you the envy of the neighbours, Woolworth's still had pride of place on thehigh street and the village panto was the height of entertainment.

It's 1978, and Jack Sheffield begins his second year as headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. Jack tries to help, and so begins a journey through the seasons of Yorkshire life in which the school is the natural centre of the community.