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Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea

By Rob Buyea
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By Rob Buyea
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    About Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

    From the author of the beloved MR. TERUPT series comes a story with surprising truths about a student no teacher would wish for, and a teacher no student would want to be stuck with.

    No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Carter has a hard time sitting still and not blurting stuff out, he’s sure he’s in for rough times being sent to the principal’s office. Making things worse: annoying know-it-all Missy Gerber is in his class!

    But the Owl knows just how to handle Carter’s energy, showing his classmates another side of him. Everything’s looking up until Carter finds out that some people would like to see Ms. Krane replaced. The news spurs him on a secret mission to save his teacher. Then a disruption, heated words with Missy, and trouble outside of school test Carter’s plan, heart, and courage, as he navigates an especially tricky school year.

    With a stellar cast of characters, young and old, Rob Buyea pens another authentic story of life in and out of middle school, an experience not soon forgotten.

    About Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

    From the author of the beloved MR. TERUPT series comes a story with surprising truths about a student no teacher would wish for, and a teacher no student would want to be stuck with.

    No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Carter has a hard time sitting still and not blurting stuff out, he’s sure he’s in for rough times being sent to the principal’s office. Making things worse: annoying know-it-all Missy Gerber is in his class!

    But the Owl knows just how to handle Carter’s energy, showing his classmates another side of him. Everything’s looking up until Carter finds out that some people would like to see Ms. Krane replaced. The news spurs him on a secret mission to save his teacher. Then a disruption, heated words with Missy, and trouble outside of school test Carter’s plan, heart, and courage, as he navigates an especially tricky school year.

    With a stellar cast of characters, young and old, Rob Buyea pens another authentic story of life in and out of elementary school, an experience not soon forgotten.

    About Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

    From the author of the beloved MR. TERUPT series comes a story with surprising truths about a student no teacher would wish for, and a teacher no student would want to be stuck with.

    No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Carter has a hard time sitting still and not blurting stuff out, he’s sure he’s in for rough times being sent to the principal’s office. Making things worse: annoying know-it-all Missy Gerber is in his class!

    But the Owl knows just how to handle Carter’s energy, showing his classmates another side of him. Everything’s looking up until Carter finds out that some people would like to see Ms. Krane replaced. The news spurs him on a secret mission to save his teacher. Then a disruption, heated words with Missy, and trouble outside of school test Carter’s plan, heart, and courage, as he navigates an especially tricky school year.

    With a stellar cast of characters, young and old, Rob Buyea pens another authentic story of life in and out of elementary school, an experience not soon forgotten.

    About Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

    From the author of the beloved MR. TERUPT series comes a story with surprising truths about a student no teacher would wish for, and a teacher no student would want to be stuck with.

    No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Carter has a hard time sitting still and not blurting stuff out, he’s sure he’s in for rough times being sent to the principal’s office. Making things worse: annoying know-it-all Missy Gerber is in his class!

    But the Owl knows just how to handle Carter’s energy, showing his classmates another side of him. Everything’s looking up until Carter finds out that some people would like to see Ms. Krane replaced. The news spurs him on a secret mission to save his teacher. Then a disruption, heated words with Missy, and trouble outside of school test Carter’s plan, heart, and courage, as he navigates an especially tricky school year.

    With a stellar cast of characters, young and old, Rob Buyea pens another authentic story of life in and out of elementary school, an experience not soon forgotten.

    About Carter Avery’s Tricky Fourth-Grade Year

    From the author of the beloved MR. TERUPT series comes a story with surprising truths about a student no teacher would wish for, and a teacher no student would want to be stuck with.

    No teacher has ever liked Carter Avery. So he doesn’t expect that Ms. Olivia Krane will be any different. In fact, he heard the rumor that the new teacher—nicknamed Owl-livia, or the Owl, for short—can twist her head all the way round to catch any kid who’s up to no good. And since Carter has a hard time sitting still and not blurting stuff out, he’s sure he’s in for rough times being sent to the principal’s office. Making things worse: annoying know-it-all Missy Gerber is in his class!

    But the Owl knows just how to handle Carter’s energy, showing his classmates another side of him. Everything’s looking up until Carter finds out that some people would like to see Ms. Krane replaced. The news spurs him on a secret mission to save his teacher. Then a disruption, heated words with Missy, and trouble outside of school test Carter’s plan, heart, and courage, as he navigates an especially tricky school year.

    With a stellar cast of characters, young and old, Rob Buyea pens another authentic story of life in and out of elementary school, an experience not soon forgotten.

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    About Rob Buyea

    ROB BUYEA is a former teacher and the author of the MR. TERUPT and PERFECT SCORE series, as well as two stand-alone novels: What Comes Next, and The Daredevils.

    About Rob Buyea

    ROB BUYEA is a former teacher and the author of the MR. TERUPT and PERFECT SCORE series, as well as two stand-alone novels: What Comes Next, and The Daredevils.

    About Rob Buyea

    ROB BUYEA is a former teacher and the author of the MR. TERUPT and PERFECT SCORE series, as well as two stand-alone novels: What Comes Next, and The Daredevils.

    About Rob Buyea

    ROB BUYEA is a former teacher and the author of the MR. TERUPT and PERFECT SCORE series, as well as two stand-alone novels: What Comes Next, and The Daredevils.

    About Rob Buyea

    ROB BUYEA is a former teacher and the author of the MR. TERUPT and PERFECT SCORE series, as well as two stand-alone novels: What Comes Next, and The Daredevils.

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Sep 23, 2025 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593376218

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Sep 03, 2024 | 352 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593376188

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Sep 03, 2024 | 352 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593376195

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Sep 03, 2024 | 352 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593376201

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 03, 2024 | 444 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593916025

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