Because of Mr. Terupt

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.

It's the start of a new year at Snow Hill School, and seven students find themselves thrown together in Mr. Terupt's fifth grade class. There's . . . 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.

They don't have much in common, and they've never gotten along. Not until a certain new teacher arrives and helps them to find strength inside themselves--and in each other. But when 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. Terupt?

Find out what happens in sixth and seventh grades in Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt. And don't miss the conclusion to the series, Goodbye, Mr. Terupt, coming soon!

"The characters are authentic and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion."--School Library Journal, Starred

Author: Rob Buyea
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 10/12/2010
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780385738828
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 140141 / Because of Mr. Terupt


Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Winner
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Mark Twain Readers Award - Second Place


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2010
Booklist 10/15/2010 pg. 63
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2010
School Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 104
School Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 104
School Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 66

About the Author

Rob Buyea taught third- and fourth-graders in Bethany, Connecticut, for six years before moving to Massachusetts, where he taught high school biology and coached wrestling for seven years at Northfield Mount Hermon. Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt are companion novels to Because of Mr. Terupt. Currently, Rob is a full-time writer and lives in North Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife and three daughters.