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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2017 | Middle School
Gr 4–6—In a stand-alone title similar to his "Mr. Terupt" series, Buyea continues to show middle grade readers how to overcome personal flaws to form a better whole. In this heartwarming narrative told in the alternating viewpoints of sixth graders Gavin, Natalie, Randi, Scott, and Trevor, readers slowly learn of the personal problems each student faces that affect their behavior in class and during extracurricular activities. As the story opens, the students are stunned and disappointed over the lost opportunity to have the awesome Mr. Mitchell as...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2018
Told in alternating chapters of first-person accounts by five very different sixth-grade students, this story reflects real-life dilemmas and acad...Log In or Sign Up to Read More