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State Book Award Nominations:
Massachusetts - WINNER
Connecticut Nutmeg Award - WINNER
Rhode Island Book Award Nominee
Missouri Mark Twain Award
Illinois Bluestem Book Award Nominee
South Carolina Book Award Nominee
Arizona Grand Canyon Reader - WINNER
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award Nominee
Nebraska Golden Sower Book Award- WINNER
Kentucky Blue Grass Book Award Nominee
Utah Beehive Book Award Nominee
Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award WINNER
Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Nominee
Virginia Reader's Choice Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award WINNER
Iowa Children's Book Award WINNER
Other Honors:
Indies Choice/ E.B White Honor Book
Cybils Middle Grade Award Finalist 2010
New Voices Pick by the Association of Booksellers for Children
It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . . Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in; Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next; Peter, class prankster and troublemaker; Luke, the brain; Danielle, who never stands up for herself; shy Anna, whose home situation makes her an outcast; and Jeffrey, who hates school.
Only Mr. Terupt, their new and energetic teacher, seems to know how to deal with them all. He makes the classroom a fun place, even if he doesn’t let them get away with much . . . until the snowy winter day when an accident changes everything—and everyone.
Copyright 2010 Rob Buyea. All rights reserved.