There's just one person he'll be avoiding at all costs: Ava. It makes no logical sense, but Mason is determined to use this second chance to not only save his friendship (and his dog!) but do other things differently-like trying out for the football team and giving new friends a chance. Best of all, he and Ty haven't had their falling-out yet. His parents aren't yet divorced and his beloved sheepdog is still alive. But that can't happen in real life-can it As a science kid, Mason knows do-overs are impossible, so he can't believe it when he wakes up from a freak accident and finds himself magically transported back to seventh grade. The one thing he'd give anything for is a do-over. Now Mason can trace everything bad in his life to that terrible fight they had over the new girl. until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along. Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin. Read full overviewįrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious new high-concept friendship story in the vein of Back to the Future. Mason and Ty were once the very best of friend. Jennifer Bruer Kitchel is the librarian for a Pre-K through 8th level Catholic school.From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious new high-concept friendship story in the vein of Back to the Future. Another home run for Korman for which all of us, adults and children alike, can cheer. Written in chapters that explore the viewpoint of each character, The Unteachables is a heartwarming story about not giving up on yourself or others. Kermit figures out that what he really has is a group that just needs help, patience and the recognition that, really, they may be the most teachable of any class. Through many hilarious and touching escapades, Mr. There is the slow worker, Parker Elias, social dweeb Mateo Hendrickson, anger-management challenged Aldo Braff, ex-athlete “Barnstorm” Armstrong, potential bully Elaine Okafor, sleep-deprived Rahim Barclay, and new student Kiana Roubini. Kermit knows it’s going to be rough, but he figures he’ll just keep his head down and coast until May. Kermit the class called SCS-8, or the Self-Contained Special 8th-grade class.

Thaddeus, wants him out before he can draw a full pension, so he assigns Mr. In The Unteachables, Korman gives us a sort of pre-teen version of To Sir, with Love-a class full of misfit kids that the education system has given up on and the teacher that fights through his own disillusionment to become the mentor the students need.Īfter 30 years as a teacher, Zachary Kermit is burned out and ready for retirement. As usual, award-winning author Gordon Korman’s latest book is a satisfying glimpse into the world of middle schoolers.

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