Donna Foote, a former Newsweek correspondent, has covered numerous significant stories. While stationed in London, she reported on political and cultural affairs in the U.K., the war in Northern Ireland, Princess Diana and the British Royal Family, the War in Afghanistan, and Pakistani politics under Benazir Bhutto. As Deputy Bureau Chief of Newsweek’s Los Angeles Bureau, she covered the Rodney King riots and both O.J. Simpson trials. Additionally, she has written extensively on education. Donna resides in Manhattan Beach, California, with her husband, James Shalvoy, and their fourteen-year-old son, James.
Relentless Pursuit | A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America by Donna Foote follows four Teach for America recruits as they enter a Los Angeles high school. With little training and experience, these four will be asked to produce academic gains in students who are among the most disadvantaged in the country.
Peter and Amy Bernstein founded Bernstein Literary Agency in 2009. For over two decades, we have worked with over 100 brilliant authors around the globe and across a gamut of subjects to get their books published, and their stories told. We typically work on non-fiction projects, but we have helped bring many fiction books, children’s books, and the occasional cookbook to market. We work with authors in all stages of their careers, from experienced, award-winning, and bestselling ones to debut writers ready to take on the world.
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Sven Steinmo
Robert Suettinger
Tanzina Vega
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