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Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America’s Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope

About the Book

Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America’s Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope

Teachers are the heroes we too often forget to thank. And we need heroes more than ever. 

From across the country, from kindergarten to high school, from public, private, religious or military schools, teachers tell us:

  • What it takes to teach kids day in and day out
  • What it takes to improve kids’ lives
  • What it takes to foster a lifelong readers and lifelong learners

If you can read this, someone cared about you.
If you can read this, you want a brighter future for our kids.
If you can read this, thank a teacher.

Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America’s Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope
by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, with Chris Mooney

  • Publication Date: April 6, 2026
  • Genres: Biography, Education, Nonfiction
  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
  • ISBN-10: 0316569445
  • ISBN-13: 9780316569446