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January 25, 2008
Books by Gordon Korman
I don't know if I've mentioned that Gordon Korman is one of my favorite authors. His books are humorous and his Born to Rock was on My Favorite Books of 2006 list. His most recent book, Schooled, was fun to read. So, here are a few of his books, for your reading pleasure.
Schooled
Cap (actual name is Capricorn) was raised by his grandmother, Rain, on a commune inhabited only by them. His contact with the outside world was minimal. When Rain breaks her hip in a fall from a ladder, Cap is forced to live with his social worker (and former child commune member) and her unfriendly daughter and attend public middle school. He has extremely long hair, wears sandals and is clueless and becomes the butt of jokes. The question is: will he ever be taken seriously? Chapters are in the first person and alternate among Cap and some of his classmates--tormenters and friends. I think you'll enjoy Schooled.
Born to Rock
Leo - president of the Young Republicans club, 4.0 GPA, future Harvard student - has his entire future perfectly planned out. That is, until the X factor. As in Marion X. McMurphy, aka King Maggot, the lead singer of Purge, the most popular, most destructive band punk rock has ever seen. As in the biological father Leo never knew. A great read.
Son of the Mob and Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle
Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of the FBI agent investigating his father.
Kidnapped (the series: The Abduction, The Search, The Rescue)
As Aiden and his sister Meg are walking home from school one day, a van pulls over and Meg is kidnapped. There's no way for Aiden to stop it from happening. He's the only witness to his sister's disappearance. Why has Meg been kidnapped? Is it for ransom? As a vendetta against Meg and Aiden's parents? Or is there an even bigger conspiracy at work? While Meg fends off her kidnappers and plans an escape, Aiden must team up with the FBI to try to find her--tracking down clues only a brother could recognize.
Ed Goldberg
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Posted by egoldberg at January 25, 2008 2:00 PM
Comments
I read Schooled over the summer and thought it was pretty good. I also read the whole Kidnapped series in fifth grade-they were all page-turners! I agree with you, when you say Gordon Korman is a good author.
Posted by: Juliet L. at January 26, 2008 7:20 AM