Mr. Terupt

The book's titular character, Mr. Terupt, is a fifth grade teacher at Snow Hill School in Connecticut. The story takes place during his first year of teaching at the school and he is an immediate hit with the students. He captivates them with creative projects that engage even the least interested of them and his handling of classroom mischief also wins him points with his pupils. His personal life is mysterious -- he is single and therefore an attractive candidate for Anna, who hopes to match him up with one of the single female teachers -- but it is only after his accident that his students learn that he apparently is alone, with no one visiting him at the hospital and no family photos on his desk at school. Although his hands-off method of discipline is partially to blame for the accident that puts him into a...