Adequate Yearly Progress

I would give it 3.5 starts. I really did enjoy this book. As a high school teacher, all of the references -(exaggerated just a bit) to state testing, beginning of the year themes, how districts use funds for new trends, football in the South, teacher stereotypes - were 100% relatable. There was a lot of humor and it was an easy read. With that, I think the writing was particularly effective with character descriptions. I actually wanted more of that throughout the book, which is why my rating was a bit lower than it might have been. I will definitely read Elden's other novel.