A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and best-selling 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 listening 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.

This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween listeners in grades four to six, in the classroom or for homeschooling.

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6 hours
Author

Gordon Korman
Narrator

Sarah Beth Goer, see all
Audible release date

January 8, 2019
Language

English
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HarperAudio
ASIN

B07HPB4412
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	6 hours
Author	Gordon Korman
Narrator	Sarah Beth Goer, Oliver Wyman, Josh Hurley, Tristan Morris, Chris Gebauer, Sean Welsh Brown, Pete Larkin, Fred Berman, Jennifer Nittoso
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	January 08, 2019
Publisher	HarperAudio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07HPB4412
Best Sellers Rank	#8,547 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #36 in Humorous Fiction for Children #123 in Growing Up & Facts of Life for Children #280 in Children's School Issues

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Greatest book ever!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2023

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Downloaded the book because I had gotten bored with other genres I read. Loved it beyond words. It was funny, inspiring, sad and oh so joyful. If you buy it be sure to set aside some time because you are not putting it down until you finish.

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Some amusing situations but also some drawbacks

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2023

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On the plus side, this book features lively, almost cinematic action scenes, especially the scene set at a science fair. If you are selecting books for ESL readers, be advised that almost every character profusely uses slang and idioms. The book has multiple narrators but there is little differentiation in their voices; whether a child or an adult, they all sound like a 50-year-old shopkeeper in the Bronx. My students and I had little sympathy for the main character, a teacher who has no problem with taking his paycheck but does as little work as humanly possible. The suspense of the book derives around whether this teacher will be fired before he can take early retirement and collect his pension, which is not an issue one would expect would resonate with middle grade students. After doing a lousy job for thirty years, this teacher looks forward to collecting his pension from the taxpayers for fifty years. And he is supposed to be a sympathetic character.
I thought we had to do a lot of suspension of disbelief to accept many of the situations that set up the premise of the "Unteachables." I hope to goodness there aren't as many schools that are as bad as the school in this book when it comes to mislabeling and neglecting students. To be fair, this book is a comic one and there are some appealing subplots and good laughs to be had. Overall, my students enjoyed it but I would not rank it high on my list of recommended books.

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Lisa M.

One of the best

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 25, 2023

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This is one of the best books I have ever read, I love the different point of views. The characters are all different and all are unteachable in their own way.

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Laura Hall

YA book written for teachers

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 2, 2022

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I started out reading this book to make sure it was appropriate for my students and really wound up reading it as a teacher through the teacher’s eyes in this story … an adult’s perspective! I loved it. I think all teachers have experienced his burnout at one time or another if you have been in the profession for any length of time. But the way these kids rally because someone stops to care about them rings so true in society.

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Anna

My ten year old loved it!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 13, 2022

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I have a hard time finding books that keep my son’s attention, and he ended up loving this one and Restart by the same author.

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Ricky Mooney

My daughter loved this book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2022

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My 5th grader really enjoyed this book.

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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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Sadia Z.

The Unteachavles

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 23, 2022

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Good story about a group of misfit kids who inspired their teacher and the misfit teacher who inspired them right back. Would have liked to see more variety in the voices of the first-person narrators; they all sounded the same.

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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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Vivien

good book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 9, 2020

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Bought this for my middle school child as per his English teacher recommendation. But it turns out I start reading it and love it. just started reading and seems very interest story. I am a slow and reluctant reader but loving it.

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

lachlan pollard

Different voices

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on June 4, 2021

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I liked the different perspectives with each character writing a chapter. However there probably needs to be more emotion to building connections between the two main characters and the reader.
Some funny moments as always with Korman's unique view on teenage life.

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