Because of Mr. Terupt
Because of Mr. Terupt is the 2010 debut children's novel by Rob Buyea. 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. The novel was a 2011 Middle Reader Honor Awards book of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. It received the 2013 Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate).
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What you might want to know about Because of Mr. Terupt
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Seven very different fifth graders narrate the school year their new teacher, Mr. Terupt, arrives. He runs the kind of classroom they have never seen, until an accident on a snow day changes everything.
Because of Mr. Terupt is middle grade, recommended for readers 8 to 12. The fifth-grade setting and seven-narrator structure make it especially popular in classrooms for reading aloud and group discussion.
Yes. Rob Buyea has written four sequels: Mr. Terupt Falls Again, Saving Mr. Terupt, Goodbye, Mr. Terupt, and one related shorter work. The series follows the same students through middle school.
Because of Mr. Terupt was written by Rob Buyea, published in 2010 by Altin.
Because of Mr. Terupt is 269 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Because of Mr. Terupt takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Because of Mr. Terupt is a standalone novel by Rob Buyea, not part of a series.
Because of Mr. Terupt is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.