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The Abstinence Teacher is a 2007 novel by American author Tom Perrotta. It tells the story of Ruth Ramsey, a divorced sexual education teacher who lives in suburban New Jersey and comes into conflict with the town's conservative population.
- Tom Perrotta
- 2007
Ruth Ramsey is the human sexuality teacher at the local high school. She believes that “pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power.” Ruth’s younger daughter’s soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved.
Tom Perrotta sets his cast of flawed parents and un-airbrushed kids against the stained-glass background of muscular Christianity on the march.
The Abstinence Teacher. By Tom Perrotta. Purchase. Facebook. Flipboard. Email. In his new novel, the author of Election and Little Children returns to anxiety-struck suburbia. Perrotta's The...
Ruth Ramsey is the high school human sexuality teacher whose openness is not appreciated by all her students—or their parents. Her daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved.
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- Tom Perrotta
Oct 16, 2007 · Ruth Ramsey is the high school human sexuality teacher whose openness is not appreciated by all her students—or their parents. Her daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and...
Sep 2, 2008 · This is a novel set in contemporary America, featuring a sex-education teacher who is forced to adopt an abstinence-based curriculum when a new church starts making waves in the town. The book is at its best when focusing on the titular theme of the abstinence teacher and the school curriculum.
- Tom Perrotta
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