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Mr. Terupt’s fifth‑ and sixth‑grade students are embarking on their first year of junior high school, full of excitement and new challenges. The class misses their confident and caring teacher, whose absence threatens to break the tight-knit group. A fight among the students puts the classroom harmony at risk and forces the children to rely on Mr. Terupt as their only source of guidance. In turn, they discover that it is the teacher who needs their help and support.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Rob Buyea
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