The Teacher Summary
Freida McFadden

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The Teacher Overview

The Teacher is a psychological thriller written by Freida McFadden and published in 2024. It centers around the lives of a high school student, Addie, and two married high school teachers. Protagonist, Addie, begins a sexual relationship with her teacher, Mr. Bennett and then kills his wife. In the end, however, it is revealed that Mr. Bennett is actually the one who killed his wife and set Addie up to take the blame. Key themes in the novel are that things are not always what they seem, that temptation has been a problem since the beginning of time, that young people are vulnerable to sexual groomers, that humanity is inherently depraved, and that poetry can be a powerful means by which to stir people’s souls.

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