It really seemed like many of the characters had run their course by this book and, perhaps, needn’t have all been included. Similarly, Jeffrey’s eating disorder conflict lasted approximately 50 pages before it was over, and then he just wrestled. Then, with Anna’s story of her mother getting remarried, it was resolved just before the halfway point of the book. Jessica’s story with her relationship with her father and her poetry seemed SO irrelevant to the overall story. With that being said, it did feel almost like Buyea ran out of ideas for some of the characters here. It’s like the series evolved with the readers. There was some cussing, romance, and more mature humor with this book. They have lost a lot of their childhood senses of wonder and naivety from the first book. The characters were clearly older in this story, which was nice to see. Review: This was a pretty strong ending to the Terupt series. Terupt’s big announcement that everything really begins to change. As they each work to solve their problems, alone and with each other’s help, their bonds become closer than ever before. Terupt’s crew has a whole new set of problems for their last year of middle school. Summary: It’s time for eighth grade, and Mr.
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