The optimists : a novel / Brian Platzer.
"Mr. Keating is an extraordinary teacher: brilliant, dedicated, and possibly a few pages ahead in a book no one else is reading. He's a magician, able to enchant fourteen-year-olds into a love of writing and literature. Yet no student has lived up to the promise of their potential more than Clara Hightower. Over the course of three decades, Clara goes from kindergarten thief to a high school genius, Silicon Valley celebrity, and, finally, animal rights activist turned terrorist. But to tell Clara's story, Mr. Keating must tell his own, including his courtship and marriage, his dreams of writing and comedy, his days in the classroom in lower Manhattan and his rivalry and friendship with his head of school, and his eventual stroke and the isolation that follows."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316576956
- ISBN: 0316576956
- Physical Description: 291 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
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Available copies
- 8 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 5 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC PLATZER (Text) | 36015002729446 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC PLATZER (Text) | 36015002729503 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F PLA (Text) | 0020514139391 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Fairview Library | F PLA (Text) | 0020514096302 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | F PLA (Text) | 900005000323655 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Henderson Main Branch | PLA (Text) | 33258010558174 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | FIC Platzer Brian (Text) | 30519020602762 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
| Leicester Library | F PLA (Text) | 0020514080173 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F PLATZER (Text) | 39493108286685 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
| Marianna Black Library | F PLATZER (Text) | 39493108840077 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"Mr. Keating is an extraordinary teacher: brilliant, dedicated, and possibly a few pages ahead in a book no one else is reading. He's a magician, able to enchant fourteen-year-olds into a love of writing and literature. Yet no student has lived up to the promise of their potential more than Clara Hightower. Over the course of three decades, Clara goes from kindergarten thief to a high school genius, Silicon Valley celebrity, and, finally, animal rights activist turned terrorist. But to tell Clara's story, Mr. Keating must tell his own, including his courtship and marriage, his dreams of writing and comedy, his days in the classroom in lower Manhattan and his rivalry and friendship with his head of school, and his eventual stroke and the isolation that follows."--
