Book Review: Goodbye Mr Terupt

Goodbye, Mr. Terupt

by Rob Buyea

Random House Children’s

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Children’s Fiction | Middle Grade

Pub Date 01 Dec 2020

I am reviewing a copy of Goodbye Mr. Terupt through Random House Children’s/Delacorte Boops for Young Readers and Netgalley:

Alexia, Anna, Danielle, Jefferey, Luke and Peter are all happy to have their beloved teacher, Mr. Terupt, back for the school year as their biweekly adviser. They rely on him for guidance through so many things.

Jefferey is determined to make the Varsity Wrestling Team. Alexia takes a DNA test because she’s worried that she may have the same cancer gene as her Mom, but when the results come in she’s afraid to open it. Anna whose feeling abandoned by her soon to be married Mom and neglected by Jefferey’s callous brush off, Anna keeps things bottled inside until she can no longer hold it in. Danielle has ups and downs when it comes to dealing with her diabetes but it’s the romance that’s budding between her and Luke that seems to be the bigger issue. Luke is tackling a lot of challenging school work but none of it is harder than letting Danielle know how he feels about her. Jessica is anxious about her Dad’s return so she pours her heart into writing…