TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN A NOVEL
(eBook)
Author
Contributors
Published
[United States] : Scribner, 2022.
ISBN
9781501144080 :
Physical Desc
1 online resource (272 pages)
Status
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Subjects
Other Subjects
More Details
Format
eBook
Language
English
Notes
General Note
06/07/2022
Description
Tracy Flick is back and, once again, the iconic protagonist of Tom Perrotta's Election-and Reese Witherspoon's character from the classic movie adaptation-is determined to take high school politics by storm. Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife, Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal, Jack Weede, abruptly announces his retirement, creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job. Energized by the prospect of her long-overdue promotion, Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal, determined to prove her worth to the students, faculty, and School Board, while also managing her personal life-a ten-year-old daughter, a needy doctor boyfriend, and a burgeoning meditation practice. But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be. Among her many other responsibilities, Tracy is enlisted to serve on the Selection Committee for the brand-new Green Meadow High School Hall of Fame. Her male colleagues' determination to honor Vito Falcone-a star quarterback of dubious character who had a brief, undistinguished career in the NFL-triggers bad memories for Tracy, and leads her to troubling reflections about the trajectory of her own life and the forces that have left her feeling thwarted and disappointed, unable to fulfill her true potential. As she broods on the past, Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present. Is she really a shoo-in for the Principal job? Is the Superintendent plotting against her? Why is the School Board President's wife trying so hard to be her friend? And why can't she ever get what she deserves? In classic Perrotta style, Tracy Flick Can't Win is a sharp, darkly comic page-turner, and a pitch-perfect reflection on our current moment. Flick fans and newcomers alike will love this compulsively readable novel chronicling the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Perrotta, T. (2022). TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN: A NOVEL . Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Perrotta, Tom. 2022. TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN: A NOVEL. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Perrotta, Tom. TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN: A NOVEL Scribner, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Perrotta, Tom. TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN: A NOVEL Scribner, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID
0b1fbe45-9068-1730-16bc-d5946fee864f-eng
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 0b1fbe45-9068-1730-16bc-d5946fee864f-eng |
---|---|
Full title | tracy flick can t win |
Author | perrotta tom |
Grouping Category | book |
Last Update | 2024-04-21 21:37:11PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-21 21:37:13PM |
Book Cover Information
Image Source | coce_google_books |
---|---|
First Loaded | Mar 2, 2023 |
Last Used | Mar 27, 2023 |
Marc Record
First Detected | Jul 07, 2022 01:19:24 PM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Jul 07, 2022 01:19:24 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 02974nam a22002655a 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | MWT14588537 | ||
003 | MWT | ||
005 | 20220707070722.1 | ||
007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
008 | 220707s2022 xxu es eng d | ||
020 | |a 9781501144080 :|c $59.99 | ||
028 | 4 | 2 | |a 14588537 |
029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ssd_9781501144080_180.jpeg | ||
100 | 1 | |a Perrotta, Tom|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 0 | |a TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN|b A NOVEL|h [electronic resource] /|c Tom Perrotta. |
260 | |a [United States] :|b Scribner,|c 2022. | ||
300 | |a 1 online resource (272 pages) | ||
500 | |a 06/07/2022 | ||
520 | |a Tracy Flick is back and, once again, the iconic protagonist of Tom Perrotta's Election-and Reese Witherspoon's character from the classic movie adaptation-is determined to take high school politics by storm. Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife, Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal, Jack Weede, abruptly announces his retirement, creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job. Energized by the prospect of her long-overdue promotion, Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal, determined to prove her worth to the students, faculty, and School Board, while also managing her personal life-a ten-year-old daughter, a needy doctor boyfriend, and a burgeoning meditation practice. But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be. Among her many other responsibilities, Tracy is enlisted to serve on the Selection Committee for the brand-new Green Meadow High School Hall of Fame. Her male colleagues' determination to honor Vito Falcone-a star quarterback of dubious character who had a brief, undistinguished career in the NFL-triggers bad memories for Tracy, and leads her to troubling reflections about the trajectory of her own life and the forces that have left her feeling thwarted and disappointed, unable to fulfill her true potential. As she broods on the past, Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present. Is she really a shoo-in for the Principal job? Is the Superintendent plotting against her? Why is the School Board President's wife trying so hard to be her friend? And why can't she ever get what she deserves? In classic Perrotta style, Tracy Flick Can't Win is a sharp, darkly comic page-turner, and a pitch-perfect reflection on our current moment. Flick fans and newcomers alike will love this compulsively readable novel chronicling the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time. | ||
655 | 4 | |a Electronic books. | |
655 | 4 | |a Fiction. | |
700 | 1 | |a Perrotta, Tom | |
710 | 2 | |a hoopla Digital. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14588537?utm_source=MARC|z Available on hoopla. |
856 | 4 | 2 | |3 cover|u https://cover.hoopladigital.com/ssd_9781501144080_180.jpeg|2 https |