Beyond the Bell : Your Teacher’s Final Lessons for Life after High School

A clearly worded, powerfully optimistic look at what high school students will face after graduation. - KIRKUS REVIEWS

You''re a graduate with a diploma and dream or no clue what do do next? Looks like you still have one more book to read. This one. Get ready to grow up and show up for your life Beyond the Bell.

Everybody recalls that one teacher who made a difference--the coach who inspired, the teacher who challenged, and the English teacher who listened. Melissa Pyrch is that teacher. She has spent over two decades in classrooms with teenagers just like you. She understands your uncertainty, fear, and sheer excitement when thinking about your future. She gets it, and she''s got you.

So sit back and get comfortable as Mrs. Pyrch offers 12 lessons packed with encouraging advice for learning, leaving home, choosing a college major, landing a job, and navigating relationships. Through personal experience and examples from former students, she assures you - you are not alone.

There will be no homework assigned on these chapters, but there will be a test on this content. Many, many tests as your life unfolds. Are you ready to rediscover who you are and move in the direction of your dreams?

Get ready to let go of the inevitable insecurity and doubt of adolescence and trust who you are meant to be after your last school bell rings.