The Unteachables
By: Gordon Korman
Review:
What happens when the worst kids in school get the worst teacher in school? Zachary Kermit is just one year from retirement when the superintendent of schools tries to force him out by assigning him to teach in Room 117, the Self-Contained Special 8 th grade class, and its “uncontrollable” students. I thought it was cool how such different kids learned to work together in order to help their teacher. With all of the well-described characters in the book, many people can find a way to relate with at least one of them. This helped me understand the storyline and made it even better. Do you think it’s possible for people who are unteachable to stop being that way? Find out in The Unteachables, by Gordon Korman, to see how it works out for them.
Review was written by Alex
This book was released on January 8, 2019
Official book description:
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.