The Secret Life of Your Third-Grade Teacher: A Memoir

Summary

From award-winning storyteller Micaela Blei, a charming, laugh-out-loud funny memoir about defeating self-doubt, accepting yourself unconditionally, and stepping into your true power—Divine Feminine energy and all.

Micaela Blei’s third grade students are enthralled with her. But full-grown men? Not so much. In a last-ditch effort to become someone worth loving, Blei enrolls in Divine Feminine, a course for women to get in touch with their sexual power.

It’s miles outside her comfort zone, but Blei’s always been a great student. Homework in hand, she flirts, dates, and even falls in love. The problem: as her confidence grows, so do the complications. Turns out it’s going to take more than a set of instructions and a pink boa to create a life she can love.

The Secret Life of Your Third-Grade Teacher is a poignant, laugh-out-loud memoir about perfectionism, self-help culture, and the lifelong search for belonging. From a two-time winner of the Moth GrandSLAM storytelling contest, this is a story for anyone who's followed the rules and still feels like they are doing it wrong. For anyone who struggles to navigate the complex territory between desire and desirability. For late bloomers, wing girls, class clowns, and wallflowers. We see you.