Georgia Children's Book Award
2014 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
About This Book
Features seven narrators, each with a unique story, and each with a different perspective on what makes their teacher so special.
It's the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There's . . . 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.
Only Mr. Terupt, their new and energetic teacher, seems to know how to deal with them all. He makes the classroom a fun place, even if he doesn't let them get away with much . . . until the snowy winter day when an accident changes everything—and everyone.
It's the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There's . . . 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.
Only Mr. Terupt, their new and energetic teacher, seems to know how to deal with them all. He makes the classroom a fun place, even if he doesn't let them get away with much . . . until the snowy winter day when an accident changes everything—and everyone.
Series Placement
Book 1
Awards
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2014 · Grades 3-5 · Winner
Golden Sower Award
2013 · Intermediate · Winner
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2013 · Intermediate · Winner
Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award
2013 · Children's · Winner
Nutmeg Book Award
2013 · Intermediate · Winner
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2013 · Grades 3-6 · Nominee
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
2013 · Grades 3-6 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2013 · Elementary · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2013 · Intermediate · Winner
Beehive Award
2012 · Fiction · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2012 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Mark Twain Readers Award
2012 · Grades 4-6 · Second Place
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2012 · Children's Book · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2012 · Children's · Nominee
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2011 · Middle Readers · Honor Book
Cybils
2010 · Middle Grade Fiction · Finalist
