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Mrs. Pollack is Jessie’s English teacher. Mrs. Pollack is in her 20s, dresses in hip clothing, and is pretty, so the student body unanimously decides to be nice to her. Jessie finds her kinder than all her other teachers, as Mrs. Pollack doesn’t make Jessie stand up and introduce herself on the first day of school. However, Mrs. Pollack does make one serious misstep that causes Jessie to question her trustworthiness: when Gem trips Jessie in front of the class, Mrs. Pollack privately asks Jessie if Jessie did anything to provoke Gem and explains that she can’t do anything to punish Gem, given how powerful Gem’s father is. Later, Mrs. Pollack apologizes and explains herself. As a teen, she was like Jessie: uncool, nerdy, and mercilessly bullied; she didn’t mean to make Jessie feel like the bullying was her own fault. She assures Jessie that things will get better after high school.
Mrs. Pollack Quotes in Tell Me Three Things
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Chapter 21
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And at least one mystery has been solved: Gem can do or say whatever she wants because her dad pays off the administration. I guess that’s what a little tax fraud buys you.
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Chapter 33
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I think about the life I’ve built here. SN and Ethan, or maybe SN/Ethan, Dri and Agnes, even Theo. Liam too, I guess. How my new English teacher said I’m one of her brightest students, which is a huge compliment, considering I go to a school that sends five kids to Harvard each year. How Wood Valley may be filled with rich brats, but it also has a beautiful library, and I get to work in a bookstore, and I’m reading college-level poetry with a boy who can recite it back to me. In a strange way, thanks to Rachel, LA has turned out to be nerd heaven.
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Mrs. Pollack Quotes in Tell Me Three Things
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Chapter 21
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And at least one mystery has been solved: Gem can do or say whatever she wants because her dad pays off the administration. I guess that’s what a little tax fraud buys you.
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Chapter 33
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I think about the life I’ve built here. SN and Ethan, or maybe SN/Ethan, Dri and Agnes, even Theo. Liam too, I guess. How my new English teacher said I’m one of her brightest students, which is a huge compliment, considering I go to a school that sends five kids to Harvard each year. How Wood Valley may be filled with rich brats, but it also has a beautiful library, and I get to work in a bookstore, and I’m reading college-level poetry with a boy who can recite it back to me. In a strange way, thanks to Rachel, LA has turned out to be nerd heaven.
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