DANIELLE has ups and downs with her diabetes, but her budding romance with Luke proves to be the real challenge. Neglected by her soon-to-be-married mom, and wounded by Jeffrey's callous brush-off, ANNA keeps her hurt feelings bottled up-until she can't. They still rely on him for guidance in everything, including these predicaments: JEFFREY wants to make varsity wrestling, but at what cost? Worried that she may have the same cancer gene as her mom, ALEXIA takes a DNA test-only she's scared to open the results. Terupt, back for the school year as their biweekly advisor. Jeffrey, Alexia, Anna, Danielle, Luke, Peter, and Jessica are thrilled to have their beloved teacher, Mr. Readers will once again be inspired by how the kids face their challenges and by the adults who help them along the way. Terupt's fifth-grade class are in eighth grade now and reunited with their beloved teacher.
Readers will find much to ponder on the power of forgiveness.The seven kids who bonded in Mr.
"The characters are authentic and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion."-School Library Journal, Starred "This powerful and emotional story is likely to spur discussion."-Publishers Weekly "No one is perfect in this feel-good story, but everyone benefits, including sentimentally inclined readers."-Kirkus Reviews "Compelling. until the snowy winter day when an accident changes everything-and everyone. He makes the classroom a fun place, even if he doesn't let them get away with much.
Terupt, their new and energetic teacher, seems to know how to deal with them all.
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. It's the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. Features seven narrators, each with a unique story, and each with a different perspectivenbsp on what makes their teacher so special.
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