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"The kids and their favorite teacher from Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again return for a third book in this warmhearted series filled with unique characters every reader can relate to.  The one teacher who changed everything is the one thing missing this school year. The kids from Mr. Terupt’s fifth- and sixth-grade classes are entering their first year of junior high school. There’s a lot to be excited about, but starting at a new school isn’t easy. Peter and Jeffrey face tough competition on their wrestling team. Alexia has a disastrous first day of school, and that’s only the beginning. Anna is desperate for Charlie to propose to her mother—what is he waiting for?! Danielle isn’t feeling so well, but she's trying to tough it out, like Grandma. Trouble with a bully makes Luke dread going to school for the first time ever. And Jessica is waiting anxiously for an acceptance to a theater retreat in New York City.   Everyone is missing Mr. Terupt. When a fight threatens to break up the group forever, they think their favorite teacher is the only one who can help them. But the kids soon find out that it’s Mr. Terupt who needs saving.   This novel includes extra content in the back of the book. Readers will find a Junior High Survival Guide with tips from the old gang!   Read all the Mr. Terupt Books, including Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again! And don't miss the conclusion to the series, Goodbye, Mr. Terupt, coming soon!   ""Fans of the “Terupt” novels will cheer as the Snow Hill crowd enters seventh grade, though this latest volume will also appeal to newcomers to the series.""--School Library Journal"

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Praise for the first two Mr. Terupt books Because of Mr. Terupt An NPR Backseat Book Club SelectionAn E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor BookAn Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award WinnerAn Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award WinnerA Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award WinnerA Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award WinnerA Nebraska Golden Sower Book Award WinnerAn Iowa Children s Choice Book Award WinnerA Massachusetts Children s Book Award WinnerNominated for 17 State Book Awards Even the accident toward which this novel is inevitably headed is no accident; it is as masterfully set up and skillfully concealed as the rest of this riveting story. JOHN IRVING * The characters areauthenticand the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion. School Library Journal, Starred Thispowerfuland emotional story is likely to spur discussion. Publishers Weekly No one is perfect in thisfeel-goodstory, but everyone benefits, including sentimentally inclined readers. Kirkus Reviews Compelling. . . . Readers will find much to ponder on the power of forgiveness. Booklist Mr. Terupt Falls Again A surprising andtotally satisfying sequel. The voices ring true. JOHN IRVING This sequel can be read on its own.Movingand real. Kirkus Reviews Askillfulmeshing of characters and story lines makes for another great read. School Library Journal

Praise for the first two Mr. Terupt books<i>Because of Mr. Terupt<b>An NPR Backseat Book Club SelectionAn E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor BookAn Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award WinnerAn Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award WinnerA Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award WinnerA Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award WinnerA Nebraska Golden Sower Book Award WinnerAn Iowa Children s Choice Book Award WinnerA Massachusetts Children s Book Award WinnerNominated for 17 State Book Awards Even the accident toward which this novel is inevitably headed is no accident; it is as masterfully set up and skillfully concealed as the rest of this riveting story. <b>JOHN IRVING</b> <b>*</b> The characters are<b>authentic</b>and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion. <i>School Library Journal, <b>Starred</b></i> This<b>powerful</b>and emotional story is likely to spur discussion. <i>Publishers Weekly</i> No one is perfect in this<b>feel-good</b>story, but everyone benefits, including sentimentally inclined readers. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <b>Compelling</b>. . . . Readers will find much to ponder on the power of forgiveness. <i>Booklist</i> <i>Mr. Terupt Falls Again A surprising and<b>totally satisfying sequel</b>. The voices ring true. <b>JOHN IRVING</b> This sequel can be read on its own.<b>Moving</b>and real. <i>Kirkus Reviews A<b>skillful</b>meshing of characters and story lines makes for another great read. <i>School Library Journal</i>

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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. Saving Mr. Terupt is the companion novel to Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again. Currently, Rob is a full-time writer and lives in North Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife and three daughters.   

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