If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher

True Stories from America's Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope

Contributors

By James Patterson

By Matt Eversmann

With Chris Mooney

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Apr 6, 2026
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781668648469

Price

$24.99

Format

More than ever, we need heroes. Teachers are the heroes we too often forget to thank.

From classrooms across the country, teachers—in public and private and religious and military schools—tell us about themselves.
They tell us what it takes to teach kids day in and day out.
They tell us what it takes to improve kids’ lives, even as they generously offer their own. 
They tell us what it takes to foster lifelong leaders and lifelong readers. 
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. 


James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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