The Unteachables

A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher--perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby's Last Day. A good choice for summer reading or anytime!

The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can't read; Kiana, who doesn't even belong in the class--or any class; and Elaine (rhymes with pain). The Unteachables have been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117.

Their teacher is Mr. Zachary Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in all of Greenwich. He was once a rising star, but his career was shattered by a cheating scandal that still haunts him. After years of phoning it in, he is finally one year away from early retirement. But the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea--and it involves assigning Mr. Kermit to the Unteachables.

The Unteachables never thought they'd find a teacher who had a worse attitude than they did. And Mr. Kermit never thought he would actually care about teaching again. Over the course of a school year, though, room 117 will experience mayhem, destruction--and maybe even a shot at redemption.


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304 pages

Average rating: 8.5

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Anonymous
Apr 26, 2023
10/10 stars
THIS. WAS. SO. CUTE.

What is it about Gordan Korman's middle school books that makes me want to kiss the ground he walks on?

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Is it because my heart grows ten times bigger while reading his book?
Maybe. Probably. Most definitely.

I adored this as much as I adored [b:Restart|32819894|Restart|Gordon Korman|https:i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1484220170l/32819894._SY75_.jpg|53421249]. The characters. The (mostly unbelievable but who cares?!) story. The feel good feelings I got as I laughed and cried. I finished this in a day because I couldn't put it down even when it meant not getting to bed until midnight. While I don't generally read middle school books and certainly don't usually rate them five stars when I do, Korman's books have that special something that just gets me right in feels.

Sidenote: I actually start school next Tuesday. After thirteen years of working in a completely unrelated field, I decided to go back to school to finish the teaching degree I fell just shy of completing all those years ago. This ended up being the perfect book for me to read right now.

5 Stars

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