BECAUSE OF MR. TERUPT

Arielle DeLisle and Mike Chamberlain share the narration of this charming novel about Mr. Terupt's first year teaching at a new school. The story is told by seven of his fifth-grade students, each one of whom has a unique personality—for example, one is shy, one is the class clown, and one is the new girl. DeLisle takes on the four girls, and Chamberlain, the boys; both create the appropriate voice and mood to match each student's situation. During the course of the school year, Mr. Terupt subtly brings out the best in each child, until an accident puts him out of commission. DeLisle and Chamberlain alter their characterizations to reflect the students' maturation as well as the changes they experience from what happens to their teacher. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2013]