The book I read is called Because Of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea. It takes place in a town where the kids go to a school called Snow Hill School. The book is about seven kids, Peter, Anna, Jessica, Luke, Jeffery, Alexa, and Danielle. They all end up in the same fifth grade class with Mr.Terupt. All of them don’t have much in common and they never seem to get along. But when they all end up in the same class things start to change.
Peter is sneaky, insensitive at the beginning, then compassionate at the end. He is sneaky because he tries to get into trouble without anyone noticing. For example, he put Elmer’s Glue on the bottom of Luke’s shoes. He is insensitive because when Mr. Terupt said the class was going to the Collaborative Classroom, a class with kids who have disabilities, he called the kids “retards.” Peter became compassionate because he started to realize that the kids at the Collaborative Classroom were not as bad as he thought. He even started to make friends with a kid named James from the Collaborative Classroom.
WARNING! DO NOT READ THESE PARAGRAPHS IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE BOOK TO BE SPOILED!
One of the most interesting parts of the book is when Mr. Terupt goes into a coma. This is interesting because this part of the book reveals a lot about Mr. Terupt. The seven kids learn that Mr. Terupt did a lot of wrestling while growing up. When Peter threw the snowball at him, it cracked his skull. Another interesting part of the book is how Danielle’s family does not approve of Anna and her mother, Terri. I found the history of their families very interesting. Apparently, Danielle’s family did not approve of Terri being such a young mother.
Personally, I loved this book. I always like to read books where each chapter switches from each character’s point of view. Also, I felt the plot was very brilliant. All the drama and excitement made the book a page turner. I would recommend this book to people who like realistic fiction and school fiction. If you do not want to read a long book you should read this book. It’s fast paced and well written. This book is very unique. It seems like it would be like any other school book but the plot is so different. I have never before read a book about a teacher that helps bring a group of kids together, then randomly goes into a coma. I would rate this book 4 ½ stars.
In the first paragraph, you wrote, “Then everything changed.” What happened? I want to know more! Maybe I’ll read the book.
Great description Freya, poor guy cracked his skull with one snowball!
One question, does the book say he randomly goes into a coma or something diferent?
I liked when you used beautiful language when you said the book was a ‘page turner’.
I liked how you explained that Mr. Terupt was trying to bring this group of kids together. How could a snowball crack Mr. Terupt’s skull? How young is Teri? I like how you explained Peter’s mischievousness. This book sounds really cool and I might think about reading it.
This is one of my favorite books! Have you read the other two in the series?
Freya, I love books where each chapter switches the perspective. Great review, I think I will read this book!
I love this entire series. I think I’ve read it a million times. Your review is great because it really gives us some good information about what happens but you also don’t give us too much information. That makes people want to read the book a lot more, than if you just told us everything. If you haven’t read the other books, you should definitely read the those!
This book sounds intriguing, scary and intense. I am not so fond of books like this, but this one sounds interesting because it is about a class and I really like books about schools.
Hi Freya,
I really liked the two first paragraphs of the book. I didn’t read the rest because I’m looking for a book and I’m not sure what to read so…….. I hope your proud of yourself because in the first two paragraphs it showed that you worked hard. I’m proud of you! From Wyeth!