Because of Mr. Terupt

Resource Information

The work Because of Mr. Terupt represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Because of Mr. Terupt

Statement of responsibility

Rob Buyea

Title variation

Because of Mister Terupt

Creator

• trueBuyea, Rob

Subject

• Teacher-student relationships -- Juvenile fiction
• Teachers -- Juvenile fiction
• trueConnecticut
• Connecticut -- Juvenile fiction
• trueElementary school teachers
• trueFifth-graders
• trueInterpersonal relations
• Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
• truePeople in comas
• trueResponsibility
• Schools -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSmall towns -- Connecticut
• trueSmall towns
• trueTeacher-student relationships

Genre

• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt

Member of

• trueMr. Terupt

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven

Tone

• trueReflective
• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueEngaging

Award

• Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Grades 4-6, 2013.
• Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Intermediate Book Category, 2013.
• Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2014.
• Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2013.
• Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Minnesota), Division I (Grades 3-5), 2014.
• Nutmeg Children's Book Award, Intermediate category, 2013.
• Young Hoosier Book Award, Intermediate Books, 2013.

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

no index present

LC call number

PZ7.B98316

LC item number

Bec 2010

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Series statement

Mr. Terupt novels

Series volume

1

Target audience

pre adolescent