It's all because of Mr. Terrupt

Fifth grade in a regular American school. Beginning of the school year. New teacher. And seven students telling this story - sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes even tragic. After all, the life of fifth-graders (as, indeed, of people in general) consists of funny, sad, and sometimes tragic things.
Meet!
Jessica is the new girl in class, trying to make friends and cope with being separated from her father.
Alexia is a superstar and a manipulator who pits everyone against everyone else.
Peter is a cheerful and uncontrollable, desperate bully, who always causes a lot of noise and problems.
Luke is very smart, but he’s a bore, what can you do?
Danielle – it’s difficult for her to stand up for herself and decide to do what she wants, and not someone else.
Anna is a quiet woman and an outcast, paying for mistakes that she didn’t even make.
Jeffrey - He hates school and has a terrible secret.
Mr. Terrapt is a talented teacher and experimenter. Only he can cope with such a motley company. But will Mr. Therapt and his fifth grade class cope with their biggest test yet? A test of freedom and responsibility?
Rob Buie wrote “It's All About Mister Terrupt” in 2008. His debut novel immediately became incredibly popular: children recognize themselves and their classmates in the characters, teachers draw ideas for their daily work, critics and even the living classic of American literature John Irving note the literary merits of the novel, and everyone agrees on one thing - it is wonderful, incredible fascinating reading. Each child is a separate story, each separate story is intertwined with another. And so the motley carpet of childhood is woven: school friendship and enmity, family problems and support from friends, first disappointments and breathtaking discoveries.

For children from 12 years old.