The Children's Story

James Clavell

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"What does 'allegiance' mean?" the New Teacher asked, hand over her heart.

In this classic and chilling tale about an elementary school classroom in post-war occupied America, James Clavell brings to light the vulnerability of children and the power educators have to shape and change young minds. Originally written in the Cold War era, Clavell's extraordinary and enduringly relevant allegory on the impressionability of the human mind is still read in schools around the globe today, and is a call to every person to keep questioning and keep learning.

Book Details

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publish Date: Nov 22nd, 2022
Pages: 114
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 7.38in - 4.78in - 0.58in - 0.47lb
EAN: 9781982537647
Categories: • Literary• Short Stories (single author)• Family Life - General

About the Author

Clavell, James: -

James Clavell (1921-1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. He is best known for his epic Asian Saga novels, which launched with the 1962 bestseller King Rat, and their televised adaptations. He also wrote screenplays for such films as The Great Escape and The Fly, and was a writer, director, and producer on To Sir, with Love. His books Shōgun, Noble House, Tai-Pan, and Whirlwind were #1 New York Times bestsellers.

Cast, P. C.: - P. C. Cast is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has more than twenty million books in print in over forty countries. She is a proud member of the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame and is the author of the wildly popular House of Night series, as well as many other YA, fantasy, and paranormal-romance books. She splits her time between her beloved Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Pacific NW.

Vance, Simon: - Simon Vance is a critically acclaimed narrator who has recorded over eight hundred audiobooks and has received over fifty Earphones Awards. A twelve-time Audie Award winner and frequent finalist, he has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice, an AudioFile Best Voice, and the first Booklist Voice of Choice. A former BBC Radio presenter and newsreader in London, he currently lives in California, where he also pursues stage and television acting.

Praise for this book

"One of the most chilling books I've ever read. Set in a classroom, it shows how susceptible young minds are, how vulnerable, how easy to control."

-- "The Guardian (London)"

"An important [book] that deserves to be rediscovered by a new generation."

-- "Knowledge House"

"Before reading the story it may seem implausible that it could be so easy to strip away these most fundamental symbols of American cultural in less than an hour; Clavell, however, presents a terrifyingly convincing demonstration of just how easy it could be."

-- "Tertulia Moderna"