Schooled by Gordon Korman

Schooled by Gordon Korman

Gordon Korman's best-known bestseller A quirky homeschooled kid must learn how to fit in (or stand out) at public school in this heartwarming fish-out-of-water classic.

Capricorn Anderson had never watched a television show before. He'd never tasted a pizza. He had never even heard of a wedgie. And he had never, in his wildest dreams, thought of living anywhere but Garland Farm commune with his hippie caretaker, Rain.

Capricorn (Cap for short) lived every day of his life on Garland Farm growing fruits and vegetables. He was homeschooled by Rain, the only person he knew in the world. Life was simple for Cap. But when Rain falls out of a tree while picking plums and is hospital-ridden, he has to attend the local middle school and live with his new guidance counselor and her irritable daughter. While Cap knew a lot about Zen Buddhism, no amount of formal education could ready him for the trials and tribulations of public middle school.

Cap doesn't exactly fit in at Claverage Middle School (dubbed C Average by the kids). He has long, ungroomed hair, wears hemp clothes, and practices Tai Chi out on the lawn. His weirdness basically makes him the biggest nerd in school. This is great news for Zach Powers, big man on campus. He can't wait to instate the age-old tradition in C-Average School: The biggest nerd is nominated for class president -- and wins. So when Cap becomes president, he is more puzzled than ever. But as Cap begins to take on his duties, the joke starts to turn on Zach.

Will Cap turn out to be the greatest President in the history of C-Average School? Or the biggest punchline?

Gordon Korman est n? ? Montr?al et a grandi dans la r?gion de Toronto. Enfant unique, Gordon s'adonne tr's jeune ? l'?criture. Alors qu'il n'est qu'en 7e ann?e, il ?crit Deux farceurs au coll?ge qui sera publi? aux ?ditions Scholastic quelques jours seulement apr's son 14e anniversaire. Gordon a depuis publi? quantit? de romans dont L'escroc, L'?vasion et Pi?g?, les livres de la collection Droit au but, le succ's de librairie Mon p?re est un parrain, un ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Gordon est ?galement l'auteur des trilogies Naufrag?s, Everest et Sous la mer et du 2e roman de la collection Les 39 Cl's: Fausse note ? Venise, un succ's de librairie du New York Times. Gordon Korman habite maintenant Long Island, New York.

Gordon Korman was born in Montreal. He wrote his first book when he was 12 years old, This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall (Coll?ge MacDonald), which was published in 1978, when Gordon was fourteen. The prolific author has written more than sixty books for middle-grade and young adult readers. He is the author of the popular Island (Naufrag?s), Everest (Everest), and Dive (Sous la mer) trilogies as well as The 39 Clues Book 2: One False Note, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and The 39 Clues Book #8: The Emperor's Code. Korman now lives with his family in Long Island, New York.

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ISBN 13	9781423105169
ISBN 10	1423105168
Title	Schooled
Author	Gordon Korman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hyperion
Year published	2008-08-26
Number of pages	224
Prizes	Commended for Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award 2009, Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2010, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2011, Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2010, Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) 2012, Short-listed for Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award 2011, Short-listed for Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2010, Short-listed for Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2010, Short-listed for Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2010
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