The Abstinence Teacher

By Tom Perrotta

Categories: Literature & Fiction

The Abstinence Teacher is a 2007 novel by Tom Perrotta, author of Election and Little Children. In a suburban town, sex education teacher Ruth Ramsey is forced to teach an abstinence-only curriculum after an evangelical church gains influence. Her conflict with Tim Mason, a born-again soccer coach, turns into an unlikely connection.

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