Inspired by ten years of teaching in Manhattan and Bronx public schools, my novel, EXIT TICKETS (upmarket commercial), is complete at 81,000 words. My byline has appeared in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and New York magazine, among others. Kirkus has offered advance praise of my unpublished manuscript, calling EXIT TICKETS “a masterful tapestry of strife and resiliency...” (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/km-chanko/exit-tickets/)