<Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Mr. Terupt Falls Again </Td> </Tr> <P> Because of Mr. Terupt is the 2010 debut children's novel by Rob Buyea . Told through the eyes of seven students, it is about one year in the life of a fifth grade class and their new teacher at the fictitious Snow Hill School . </P> <P> As the school year opens, the fifth grade class of Snow Hill School in Connecticut meets the new teacher, Mr. Terupt . Their reactions to him can vary . Peter, the class cut - up, tries to see what he can get away with and is impressed when Mr. Terupt is cool about correcting his behavior . Jessica, having just moved from California, appreciates the way he relates to her since he is also new, and Anna, who tries to stay in the background, likes the way he subtly draws her into class discussions . Luke is the most studious, so he appreciates the creative class projects Mr. Terupt devises, while the more morose Jeffrey just hopes to be ignored . Alexia is too concerned with manipulating the other girls to pay much attention to the new teacher and Danielle is too worried about being manipulated by Alexia . </P> <P> After a while, all of the students warm up to Mr. Terupt, who has a way of engaging everyone and making them want to do better . He even gives them a party day as a reward to reaching certain goals and gets Mrs. Williams, the principal, to agree to let the class go outside to play in the snow on their reward day . When a game of roughhousing goes awry, Mr. Terupt is hit with an icy snowball and goes into a coma, having previously sustained a number of concussions as a high school and college wrestler . </P>

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