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Because of Mr. Terupt

by Rob Buyea

Seven students, one classroom, and the influence of a teacher

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Starred review from School Library Journal

    Starred review praising the book’s authentic characters and skillfully arranged short chapters.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Seven students, one classroom, and the influence of a teacher

At Snow Hill School, seven fifth graders with very different reputations and challenges are brought together in Mr. Terupt’s class. The story links their individual experiences through the ways a teacher helps them recognize strengths in themselves and one another. When Mr. Terupt is injured in an accident, the students must reckon with what his lessons mean to them. School relationships, belonging, bullying, and personal growth shape this classroom-centered story, which also opens onto the students’ later years in the accompanying series books.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers ages 9–12 interested in school stories and classroom friendships.
  • For readers who enjoy books with multiple student characters facing different social and personal challenges.
  • For readers interested in stories about teachers’ influence and learning to support one another.

Themes

School and educationBelonging and fitting inBullying and friendshipPersonal growth and mutual support

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Book overview

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
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