When a game of roughhousing goes too far, Mr. Williams, the principal, to agree to let the class go outside to play in the snow on their reward day. He even gives them a party day as a reward to reaching certain goals and gets Mrs. Terupt, who has a way of engaging everyone and making them want to do better. Alexia is too concerned with manipulating the other girls to pay much attention to the new teacher and Danielle is too worried about being manipulated by Alexia.Īfter a while, all of the students warm up to Mr. Terupt devises, while the more morose Jeffrey just hopes to be ignored. Luke is the most studious and always has great grades, so he appreciates the creative class projects Mr. Having moved from California because her parents have just divorced, Jessica appreciates the way he relates to her since he is also new, and Anna, who tries to stay in the background because her mother is a social outcast, likes the way he subtly draws her into class discussions.
Terupt is cool about correcting his behavior. Peter, the class cut-up, tries to see what he can get away with and is impressed when Mr. Told through the eyes of seven students, it is about one year in the life of a fifth-grade class and their new teacher at the fictitious Snow Hill School.Īs the school year opens, the fifth-grade class of Snow Hill School in Connecticut meets the new teacher, Mr. Terupt is the 2010 debut children's novel by Rob Buyea. "The characters are authentic and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion.Because of Mr.
"The characters are authentic and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion."- School Library Journal, Starred And don't miss the conclusion to the series, Goodbye, Mr. Terupt?įind out what happens in sixth and seventh grades in Mr. Terupt suffers a terrible accident, will his students be able to remember the lessons he taught them? Or will their lives go back to the way they were before-before fifth grade and before Mr. Not until a certain new teacher arrives and helps them to find strength inside themselves-and in each other.
They don’t have much in common, and they’ve never gotten along.
Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next Peter, class prankster and troublemaker Luke, the brain Danielle, who never stands up for herself shy Anna, whose home situation makes her an outcast and Jeffrey, who hates school. It’s the start of a new year at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr. Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher in this school story sequel filled with unique characters every reader can relate to.
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