What Mr. Mattero Did
For days, three seventh-grade girls—Jenna, suzanne, and Claire— agonize over whether to say anything. Finally they summon the courage to speak up about their music teacher, Frederick Mattero. what happens next is chaos. parents are called. A teacher is accused and attacked. the gossip mill churns...
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For days, three seventh-grade girls—Jenna, suzanne, and Claire— agonize over whether to say anything. Finally they summon the courage to speak up about their music teacher, Frederick Mattero. what happens next is chaos. parents are called. A teacher is accused and attacked. the gossip mill churns like mad. police arrive to question other students, beginning with Melody, Mr. Mattero’s daughter. Did Mr. Mattero do anything improper, or are the girls simply lying? told from two points of view, Claire’s and Melody’s, this novel takes readers into their private middleschool worlds as the girls struggle to discover the truth.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780142408568 (0142408565)
Publish date: May 10th 2007
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
This book was ok. It showed the other side of sexual abuse allegations and how it affects the person being accused and their family, especially if they didn't do it.In the beginning I liked Claire and I thought that Mr. Mattero really did abuse them. Right off the bat I didn't like Jenna. She was r...