King Dork by Frank Portman

King Dork by Frank Portman

King Dork will rock your world--John Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

Tom Henderson's life is flipped upside down when he discovers his dead father's copy of JDSalinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Suddenly, high school becomes more complicated: Tom (aka King Dork) finds himself in the heart of mysteries involving dead people, nude people, false people, a secret code, females, and rock and roll as he progresses through sophomore year.

This unruly cult classic features song lyrics throughout and now includes a glossary and a bandographyAnd look for the sequel, King Dork Approximtely, available now

Praise for King Dork:

Basically, if you are a human being with even a vague grasp of the English language, King Dork will rock your world--John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars

No account of high school] has made me laugh more than King Dork Grade A--Entertainment Weekly

Impossibly brilliant--Time

Provides a window into what it would be like if Holden Caulfield read The Catcher in the Rye--New York Post

Loaded with sharp and offbeat humor--USA Today

Original, heartfelt, and sparkling with wit and intelligenceThis novel will linger long in readers' memories--School Library Journal, Starred Review

A biting and witty high-school satire--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Tom's narration is piercingly satirical and acidly witty--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred Review

King Dork is smart, funny, occasionally raunchy and refreshingly clear about what it's like to be in high school--San Francisco Chronicle

King Dork Best Punk Rock Book Ever--The Village Voice

I love this book as much as I hated high school, and that's some of the highest praise I can possibly give--Bookslutcom

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Author	Frank Portman
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