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What Mr. Mattero Did Priscilla Cummings Penguin Young Readers Group © 2005 |
The book takes place at a middle school. The main characters of the story are Clair, Melody, and Mr. Mattero. In the book, Mr. Mattero is being faced with sexual harassment charges from three girls that were in his music class. Clair and her two friends were tired of going to music class so they went to the principle and told her that Mr. Mattero touched them sexually. The girls are now being separated from each other and their music teacher is kicked out of school with pay until after the trial. Things have got so bad that the police and FBI have got involved. Melody, Mr. Mattero’s daughter, is now trying to figure out what these girls claim her father did is true or not. It’s a very sad and heart breaking book about friends and family falling apart over lies. I would recommend this book to middle school students and high school students. It’s a very great book and it can make you think twice before you do something. Plus let you realize the consequences before it happens.
~ Raquel Chadman, grade 12, Trumbull Career and Technical Center