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A heartfelt, multi-perspective journey through the messy, beautiful growing pains of a pivotal school year. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Mr. Terupt falls again.
- warm
- hopeful
- nostalgic
- tender
- 01
Because of Mr. Terupt
Rob Buyea
A heartfelt, multi-perspective journey through a fifth-grade year that proves how one person can change the trajectory of many lives.
- 02
The perfect score
Rob Buyea
A warm, multi-voiced exploration of middle school pressure that proves kids are more than the sum of their test scores.
- 03
Bummer in the Summer!
Dan Gutman
A high-energy, laugh-out-loud romp through school days and holiday chaos.
- 04
Wayside School is Falling Down (Wayside School #2)
Louis Sachar
A delightfully absurd and deadpan collection of classroom vignettes where the only rule is that logic does not apply.
- 05
Timmy Failure
Stephan Pastis
A delightfully absurd, deadpan romp through the mind of a spectacularly oblivious kid detective and his polar bear partner.
- 06
First Day Jitters
Julie Danneberg · 2000
A clever, comforting embrace of a story that validates the universal dread of starting over before delivering a delightful, tension-breaking twist.
- 07
Second Chance Summer
Morgan Matson
A bittersweet, sun-drenched summer of rekindled love and inevitable goodbyes.
- 08
Teacher's Pet
Richie Tankersley Cusick · 1996
A deliciously campy, dread-soaked descent into a competitive nightmare where ambition turns deadly.
- 09
The Year of Billy Miller
Kevin Henkes
A warm, reassuring hug of a book that celebrates the quiet triumphs of everyday childhood.
- 10
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Louis Sachar
A delightfully surreal trip into a classroom where logic is turned upside down and the bizarre is entirely mundane.
- 11
The beast in Ms. Rooney's room
Patricia Reilly Giff · 1984
A warm and relatable journey through the anxieties of being held back and the quiet triumph of finally catching up.
- 12
Restart
Gordon Korman
A heartfelt, multi-perspective exploration of whether we are defined by our past mistakes or the choices we make today.
