Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea is a powerful and emotional story likely to spur discussions about acceptance and friendship. This story defines what it means to be kind to one another and put one's self in someone else's shoes. This chapter book is perfect for mini lessons focused on making inferences and using evidence from the text to support a reader's ideas.

Title: Because of Mr. Terupt

Author: Rob Buyea

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Themes: Self Awareness, Self Management, Social Awareness, Friendship, Back to School, Bullying, Relationship Skills

ISBN: 9780375896156

Publisher's Summary:

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?

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