Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Because of Mr. Terupt; Mr. Terupt Falls Again

Because of Mr. Terupt
After reading Rob Buyea's two Mr. Terupt books, about a gifted elementary school teacher and former wrestler, told from the perspective of his seven different students over the school year, all I can think of is that elementary teacher Buyea's nickname on the wrestling mat must have been Boo-Ya! Please, if anyone reads this and knows, please let me know. It doesn't appear that he's on Twitter, so I'll check around.
While Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again will appeal to students in upper elementary who want more excitement and true friendship (that is, all of them), reading it as an adult was mind-numbing. The first one went quickly enough, but I don't plan on reading any more in the series. The books are innocuous, and I like how Buyea introduces the concept of a changing narrator, but I just felt like he was writing about the teacher he imagines himself to be. In addition, as a teacher, the practical details that he fudged (yes, I know about artistic license) distracted me too much. Seven students in a class? Maybe a special ed class. Don't get me started. But I am constantly distracted by incorrect details in books and movies. This book is overwhelmingly fine.

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