Rob Buyea taught third- and fourth-graders in Bethany, Connecticut, for six years before moving to Massachusetts, where he taught high school biology and coached wrestling for seven years at Northfield Mount Hermon. Saving Mr. Terupt is the companion novel to Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls Again. Currently, Rob is a full-time writer and lives in North Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife and three daughters.
Praise for the first two Mr. Terupt books<i>Because of Mr. Terupt<b>An NPR Backseat Book Club SelectionAn E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor BookAn Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award WinnerAn Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award WinnerA Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award WinnerA Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award WinnerA Nebraska Golden Sower Book Award WinnerAn Iowa Children s Choice Book Award WinnerA Massachusetts Children s Book Award WinnerNominated for 17 State Book Awards Even the accident toward which this novel is inevitably headed is no accident; it is as masterfully set up and skillfully concealed as the rest of this riveting story. <b>JOHN IRVING</b> <b>*</b> The characters are<b>authentic</b>and the short chapters are skillfully arranged to keep readers moving headlong toward the satisfying conclusion. <i>School Library Journal, <b>Starred</b></i> This<b>powerful</b>and emotional story is likely to spur discussion. <i>Publishers Weekly</i> No one is perfect in this<b>feel-good</b>story, but everyone benefits, including sentimentally inclined readers. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <b>Compelling</b>. . . . Readers will find much to ponder on the power of forgiveness. <i>Booklist</i> <i>Mr. Terupt Falls Again A surprising and<b>totally satisfying sequel</b>. The voices ring true. <b>JOHN IRVING</b> This sequel can be read on its own.<b>Moving</b>and real. <i>Kirkus Reviews A<b>skillful</b>meshing of characters and story lines makes for another great read. <i>School Library Journal</i>