Rusty Goes To Prom
By Mike Ronny
Rusty Barker is a gruff, no-nonsense guy, but someone who cares more about people than he lets
on.
The story takes place during the spring of 2005, a few months before he retires.
The assistant
principal asks him to...
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Rusty Goes To Prom
By Mike Ronny
Rusty Barker is a gruff, no-nonsense guy, but someone who cares more about people than he lets
on.
The story takes place during the spring of 2005, a few months before he retires.
The assistant
principal asks him to chaperone the prom when another chaperone drops out.
Rusty had never
chaperoned anything before.
The first "painful surprise" is how loud the music is, which he s not prepared for.
Later, Rusty
hurts his neck -- not seriously -- when he gets roped into dancing.
It s basically a slice-of-life kind of story, with the funny conversations Rusty has with students
and with other faculty members driving the action.
~ Book Excerpt ~
For many years, starting when I was about twenty-five, I had a hard time passing a piece
of garbage on the ground without picking it up.
Even when my lower back screamed at me, I’d
be stooping over in some bar or movie theater to get some beer can or gum wrapper to its proper
receptacle.
(I drew the line at cond
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