Because of Mr. Terupt

Because of Mr. Terupt (2010) by Rob Buyea is a realistic school novel about a fifth-grade class in Connecticut and their first-year teacher. The story is told in short sections by seven students, each with a different personality and problem, across one school year from September to June.《Because of Mr. Terupt》（2010）是羅伯·拜亞（Rob Buyea）的寫實校園小說，描寫康乃狄克州一個五年級班級和他們第一年任教的老師。故事由七名個性與煩惱各不相同的學生，以短篇段落輪流講述，時間從九月到六月，橫跨一整個學年。

Structure: the book has two parts (September to February, and March to June). Each month contains many short sections, each headed with the narrator's name. These notes cover one month per lesson.結構：全書分成兩部（九月到二月、三月到六月）。每個月包含許多短篇段落，每段開頭標示敘述者的名字。這份筆記一個月一課。

Rob Buyea taught third and fourth grade in Connecticut for six years and later taught biology and coached wrestling at a boarding school in Massachusetts. His experiences as a teacher inspired this book, which was his first novel.羅伯·拜亞在康乃狄克州教了六年三、四年級，後來在麻州一所寄宿學校教生物並擔任摔角教練。他的教學經驗啟發了這本書，這也是他的第一本小說。

The story continues in Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt, which follow the same class in later grades. Buyea has also written The Perfect Score series.故事在 Mr. Terupt Falls Again 和 Saving Mr. Terupt 中延續，跟著同一個班級進入更高的年級。拜亞也寫了 The Perfect Score 系列。