

Lexile Measure: 680L (What's this?)
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Yearling; Reprint edition (October 8, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307930467
ISBN-13: 978-0307930460
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (489 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7

If you haven't yet read Because of Mr. Terupt, stop right now and go read it. It's a genuine out-of-the-park home run. Plus, I'm going to ruin everything for you below. **Spoilers are coming!**The mere existence of a second book takes some of the wind out of the sails if you haven't yet read the first. In fact, I'd advise not giving them at the same time as a gift. If kids know there's another book, they know the ending to the first one. Yep, he survives and there is a happy ending. Whle this might seem like a foregone conclusion, Buyea's first book didn't assure any such thing - one of things that made it great.The kids in Mr. Terupt's class have grown a year on the calendar and even more through their experiences. They're now in sixth grade, a time of great change for kids today. The boys are learning to channel their energy and anger, the girls are developing and starting to think about boys and there's plenty of trouble to go around.Lexie succumbs to peer pressure as she tries to fit in with a group of older kids, Peter is having trouble keeping his fists to himself, Danielle faces troubles on the farm as well as the arrival of her period, about which she has been told nothing. Mr. Terupt ably and aptly helps each of his charges through their time of turmoil and also explains a bit of himself as well.The fixing here is a little too neat, Terupt is a little too much of a superhero, and no 12 year old's life works out quite so easily when fistfights and drinking are involved. While I enjoyed this book a great deal, it is a bit less realistic than the first in that way.
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