'Tis

The sequel to "Angela's Ashes" tells of McCourt's life and education in America as a young man.

Frank McCourt (1930–2009) was an Irish American writer and teacher who was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first memoir, Angela’s Ashes, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He continued the story of his life, immigration, and teaching career in the bestselling memoirs ’Tis and Teacher Man. In 2006, he received the Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education.