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The Unteachables Paperback – December 30, 2019

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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
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English
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5.12 x 0.61 x 7.62 inches
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Balzer + Bray
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December 30, 2019
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0062563904
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978-0062563903
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“[An] underdog story that champions teamwork, kindness, and hidden sparks.” — Publishers Weekly

“Korman infuses such humanity into this tightly controlled ensemble piece and so deftly skewers school politics and classroom management eccentricities that middle-schoolers will recognize and appreciate both the absurdities and the frustrations.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“This crowd-pleasing school story delivers the straightforward humor and warmth that Korman’s many fans expect.” — School Library Journal

About the Author

Gordon Korman published his first book at age fourteen and since then has written more than one hundred middle grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times bestselling Ungifted, Supergifted, The Superteacher Project, The Unteachables, Pop, Notorious, Unplugged, Operation Do-Over, Slugfest, and the Masterminds series. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. You can visit him online at gordonkorman.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Balzer + Bray; Reprint edition (December 30, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062563904
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062563903
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.61 x 7.62 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #137 in Children's Humor

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Gordon Korman has written more than fifty middle-grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times #1 bestseller The 39 Clues: One False Note, The Juvie Three, Son of the Mob, Born to Rock, and Schooled. Though he didn't play football in high school, Gordon's been a lifelong fan and season ticket holder. He says, "I've always been fascinated by the 'culture of collision' in football and wanted to explore it-not just from the highlight films but from its darker side as well." Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York.

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LG112

very interesting

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024

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This book was very hooking from page one. An instant addiction of adventure and action. Overall a very enjoyable and fun book

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Shannon Williams

I love the unteachables

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024

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I loved this book it was so unique and Catchy it had so much depth and a great story highly recommend for anybody with good taste and if you don’t have good taste then this book will give you that too😃😃😃

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024

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Great book for reluctant readers.

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Pete Springer

Teacher gets his mojo back.

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2021

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The Unteachables by Gordon Korman was an entertaining read. Mr. Kermit, otherwise known as ribbit by his students, is just putting his time in until he can qualify for early retirement. He is saddled with the worst class in the school called SCS-8. These are the kids that everyone has pretty much given up on. Kermit begins each day by showing up late, passing out worksheets, drinking tons of coffee from a huge cup called "the toilet bowl," and working on his daily crossword puzzle. At first, the kids don't have much use for him either because he hasn't even bothered to learn their names, and he isn't teaching them anything.

To make matters worse, Miss Fountain, the daughter of his ex-fiancee, teaches in the next room over. She runs her seventh grade like a kindergarten class by doing things such as circle time. As the story progresses, we learn that Mr. Kermit used to be an excellent teacher, but things have gone downhill since one of his classes was involved in a cheating scandal. Even though Mr. Kermit wasn't involved, the superintendent, Dr. Thaddeus, blames him for the whole incident and does whatever he can think of to get rid of him.

If you're expecting a true portrayal of a middle school classroom, this isn't the book for you. On the other hand, if you like a humorous story with lots of memorable characters, I would recommend this book.

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Sleepy

Great middle grade book

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2021

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Like most of Korman's books, this has a good mix of humor and educational perseverance.

A group of students whom the school gave up on years ago, are placed with a teacher who's counting down the days to his early retirement after a cheating fiasco killed hos career and dreams over a decade ago. With the help of an old enemy and an overly enthusiastic fellow teacher, maybe the class and their teacher aren't as hopeless as everyone, including themselves, expect them to be.

I liked that each kid in the class, plus the teacher, had their own chapters to present the story from their own perspectives. Sometimes, that ruins a book for me - switching between people just when I connected to them. It wasn't so jostling here. The story flowed nicely, and because the plot focused mostly on their class and school instead of closeups of their personal lives, it didn't matter so much when a different kid picked up the narrative.

It was a good uplifting story about the power of self belief and perseverance.

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AnneLouise O'Brien

checks all the boxes

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023

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I read this to my 10-year-old daughter before bed, and even after she fell asleep, I couldn’t stop reading it. I absolutely loved the story and the message.
A caring and nurturing adult can make a difference in a child’s life just by showing they care about them. This story does a great job reflecting that message. I’ll probably read it again since I finished it while my daughter was asleep. :)

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Patricia Kitice

So easy to read for my 10 years old son

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024

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My son really enjoyed this book. He read it in one day. I totally recommend for 10 years old.

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

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Very good book

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Rachel

Great gift

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2022

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Got this as a gift for my 10 year old son. He’s really enjoying it

Melissa @ Writer Grrl Reads

Absolutely DELIGHTFUL

Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2019

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The summer after Grade 7 I went on a week long Girl Guide camping trip. We had an eight hour bus trip to get there and my leader instructed each girl to pack one book and then we could trade books if we needed something else to read. With such a long bus trip up, I think I read the book I packed and one other before we'd arrived at our destination. I borrowed a Gordon Korman book from another girl, The Zucchini Wars, and I was HOOKED on his books. Looking at Goodreads now, this is the fifth book in the MacDonald Hall series -- but the adventures of Bruno and Boots were laugh out loud funny and I enjoyed every instalment.

I was browsing on Edelweiss one evening and noticed The Unteachables and downloaded it without even reading the synopsis because I had such fond memories of his writing. On the plane ride home from Disneyland, my brain was so exhausted from our trip that I wasn't able to focus on Kingdom of Ash, so I decided to give this book a shot. From the first chapter, I was hooked on the story and I finished the book that day, exhaustion and all. Then I promptly ordered a copy for my husband after he expressed an interest in reading it and reminisced about hearing Gordon speak at a writing workshop when he was in middle school. Plus, it's about a teacher and teaching, so I know he's going to like it!

The story centres around Mr. Kermit, a teacher who has one year of teaching left before he qualifies for early retirement, who is given the toughest class to teach, The Unteachables. Each chapters switches the point of view between the children in the class, Mr. Kermit, and other characters. Like most middle grade, the story is an absolute delight to read and had me grinning, laughing, sitting on the edge of my seat and racing through the pages, eager to find out how the story would wrap itself up. I highly, highly recommend this one if you enjoy middle grade, or even if you're not an avid middle grade reader. It has a cast of absolutely delightful characters and the story will keep you hooked right up until the final page.

Note: An egalley was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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elena bulgarelli

un libro divertente

Reviewed in Italy on December 7, 2019

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divertente e leggero. un libro da consigliare a un pubblico di young adults con un livello linguistico B2

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Tony

amazing

Reviewed in Australia on December 24, 2021

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This book was stunning, Gordon Korman is an amazing author, his books include different points of perspective from each of the characters, his books are wonderfully emotional and creative, I hope He writes more books because I would definitely read them,
I recommend this book to 10+ children

Masih Horri

Great writing

Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2023

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Firstly the book was phenomenal. All the characters were well characterized. I'd recommend this book to anyone over 10 years old.

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