Ava Babcock
Ms. Shine
Period 3
March 3, 2017
A journey of classmates that stay strong together
This book is so great it grabbed my attention right as my eyes met the page and there were many life lessons never to end. Mr. Terupts fifth grade class goes through an emotional rollercoaster that seems to never end, but they get through it by staying strong, having courage, and being true to themselves and others. It has emotional times to make you connect, it has funny times to keep you interested, and is hard to put down so you will never get bored or want to stop reading. In the end, we learn about dealing with pain more than anything.
This story takes place in modern time. There are many main characters that tell the story in different parts. All the kids in the book are entering the fifth grade with a new teacher, Mr. Terupt. Everyone isn’t so sure about him in the beginning of the year, but soon realize that he is a really nice guy with a great sense of humor. Everything is going amazing for most people until something horrible happens and the kids have to try and find ways to help themselves get through this tough situation as a team.
At one point in the story, Danielle, one of the main characters, felt very self conscious of her weight and is doing her part in the book saying how no one likes her. The text says,” The only time I’ve got friends is when I’m in Lexie’s group. Nobody wants to be friends with the fat kid. I don’t know what to do.” This was very sad because she really cares about what others think and is always pushing herself down. Another emotional time in the story is when a character named Jeffrey was having a tough time with the tough situation because someone in his family had had that happen to them too. The text states,” I’d like to see Terupt, but I can’t visit him. I can’t do it. Luke told me it was scary. I know.” [...] This sucks. School sucks. Everything sucks. It was better when I didn’t care.” This is extremely emotional because he has gone through something like this and now has to go through it again. Imagine having to go through something as deep and emotional like this. This book is very emotional.
Other than all of the sad moments in this book, there are some times that can be funny. For example when a very main character, Peter, was trying to skip class by using the pass all the time but Mr. T wasn’t getting fooled. The text says,” If the bathroom pass is free, all you have to do is take it and go.” [...] “I take the pass all the time and the teachers never notice.” [..] “When I came back into the classroom after my fourth or fifth trip, Mr. Terupt said, ‘Boy, Peter, I’m gonna have to call you Mr. Peebody, or better yet, Peter the Pee-er. You do more peein’ than a dog walking by a mile of fire hydrants.’ Everybody laughed. I was wrong. He had noticed.” This was funny because it was the first time the teacher had made a joke. The text also says,” Luke mixed his junk together and it started smoking. The next thing we knew, the stupid fire alarm was going off. The whole school had to go outside and even the fire department showed up. It was great!” This was funny because Peter was acting like he was pretty mad about the whole thing but then said it was great. This book can be very funny.
And , the book also is really hard to put down. One part in the story when all the kids were talking about times with their teacher and waiting to get the news about the teacher from the doctor. The text says,” The microphone moved around our square, and we shared different stories and memories. It was perfect. Then a doctor came into the waiting room.” This part made it really hard to put down the book because I had no idea what would happen. I just had to keep reading to find out what was going to happen. Another time in the story was when Mr. Terupt had just gotten back and Peter didn’t want to see him because he thought he would be mad at him. The text states,” Out of nowhere I heard screams. ‘Mr. Terupt!’ Everyone around me jumped up and ran toward the door. I couldn’t believe it. Mr. T was back. I started crying. [...] I stayed in my seat, trying to look small. But he spotted me. The room grew quiet as Mr. T walked toward me. I was scared again.” I couldn’t put the book down at this part because I was so excited about what was happening and what was about to happen. This book was super hard to put down.
Through all of this, the children learn to deal with the fear of losing someone they love and the stress of it all. We learn that to deal with these types of struggles, you really just have to keep moving on and don’t be afraid. I definitely give this book 5 out of 5 stars. You have to read this book!
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| Read all the books in the Mr. Terupt series! | Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher. | It's a roller coaster of a year as Mr. Terupt helps his students become the best they can be. | The kids from Mr. Terupt’s fifth- and sixth-grade classes are back with their favorite teacher and even as things are changing it’s a year to remember. | The kids who bonded in Mr. Terupt's fifth-grade class are now in junior high and it’s Mr Terupt who helps them realize how much they have all grown up. |
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Great book for sixth and seventh grade readers
When I read the Amazon description of this book and saw that it was about a fifth-grade class, I wondered why several of these 7th graders had recommended this book. Having read it I would highly recommend it to sixth and seventh graders. This story is told with seven first-person voices. They are all fifth graders. All is good in the beginning, but they foreshadow that a terrible accident will change everything. They honestly share their self-reflection on their roles as good, bad and sometimes mean kids. None of them is all one way. In fact, some of the least nice and least outgoing are the best people when the class rotates through assisting in the special needs classroom. And maybe most importantly they all have challenges going on at home which contribute to them falling short of their better selves at school. I think the fifth-grade setting offers a simpler school structure in which to tell the story and a genuine honesty to the children’s self-reflection. It provides the sixth and seventh-grade reader safe place to talk about who they were most like and who they want to be. It is the first book three.
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Teachers are a guiding light in a students life!
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It's a fantastic story for students in grade 5-6
Reviewed in Canada on July 9, 2018