Thank you to Serena Jones, my editor at Holt, who had the scary task of telling me that the fruits of my two-year labor of love needed rewrites. There is an old joke that goes, “How many writers does it take to change a lightbulb?” Answer: “It doesn’t need changing!” But indeed it did, and Serena’s razor-sharp insights and gentle nudging made Class Mom a much better story.
And finally, thank you to the Starbucks at Eighty-Eighth and Broadway for allowing me to use your café as my writing room and for always having the PB-and-J lunchbox and iced green tea that fueled my creativity.
About the Author
Laurie Gelman was born and raised in the Great White North. She spent twenty-five years as a broadcaster in both Canada and the United States before trying her hand at writing novels. Laurie lives in New York City with her husband, Michael Gelman, and two teenage daughters. Class Mom is her first book. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
CLASS MOM. Copyright © 2017 by Laurie Gelman. All rights reserved. For information, address Henry Holt and Co., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
www.henryholt.com
Cover design by Nicolette Seeback
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Gelman, Laurie author.
Title: Class mom: a novel / Laurie Gelman.
Description: First edition. | New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016052495 | ISBN 9781250124692 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250124708 (electronic book)
Subjects: LCSH: Middle-aged women—Fiction | Middle-aged mothers—Fiction. | Domestic fiction. | CYAC: Schools—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3607.E465 C57 2017 | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016052495
First Edition: August 2017
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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