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Class Mom

By: Laurie Gelman
Narrated by: Laurie Gelman
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Laurie Gelman's clever debut about a year in the life of a kindergarten class mom - a brilliant send-up of the petty and surprisingly cutthroat terrain of parent politics.

Jen Dixon is not your typical Kansas City kindergarten class mom - or mom in general. Jen already has two college-age daughters by two different (probably) musicians, and it's her second time around the class mom block with five-year-old Max - this time with a husband and father by her side. Though her best friend and PTA president sees her as the "wisest" candidate for the job (or oldest), not all of the other parents agree.

From recording parents' response times to her emails about helping in the classroom to requesting contributions of "special" brownies for curriculum night, not all of Jen's methods win approval from the other moms. Throw in an old flame from Jen's past, a hypersensitive "allergy mom", a surprisingly sexy kindergarten teacher, and an impossible-to-please Real Housewife wannabe causing problems at every turn, and the job really becomes much more than she signed up for.

Relatable, irreverent, and hilarious in the spirit of Maria Semple, this is a fresh, welcome voice in fiction - the kind of audiobook that real moms clamor for and a vicarious listen for all mothers, who will be laughing as they are liberated by Gelman's acerbic truths.

©2017 Laurie Gelman (P)2017 Macmillan Audio
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Class Mom - Can't wait for book 2

Laurie Gelman is an amazing storyteller! I can hear the enthusiasm in your voice! I was engaged the entire read (um, listen)! Can't wait to start next one!

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Entertaining for mom....with a few weird themes

I really enjoyed this from a mom perspective. The random racial remarks regarding the Asian character "A. Chang" were unnecessary. especially in the new era of 2020.

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I loved loved loved it!!

I loved this story so much! Easy listen, great narration by the author herself, laughed out loud many times! Finished listening to it in 3 days, it was a very refreshing, realistic story. Totally recommend :)

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cute fun fast read

listened to this in 2 days. really easy cute story with enough tension and mystery to pull me in. really enjoyable!

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I friggin' loved listening to the book!

Great presentation & an even better story line. I'm so mad that it ended. I want more.

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Not for me

Unfortunately I don’t think this book is for me. I just can’t get behind the story. The performance is good but I find the story choppy and uninteresting. I’m going to try another Laurie Gelman book and see how that goes. I really want to like her writing.

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Beach Book

A light and humorous story that us a perfect summer read. I didn't think it was as good as all.

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Hysterical and fun

As a room mom and primary school teacher, I found this to be so funny! The performance was fantastic, too.

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Entertaining

Entertaining little book, but not as funny as I thought. i was hoping to get more about the parents interaction regarding class parent communication than personal drama. Overall it was ok. Kept my mind off my chores.

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Excellent

I couldn’t stop laughing! Loved it! I can’t wait to listen to her next books!

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