Schooled

Schooled
by Gordon Korman

Capricorn Anderson has lived with his grandmother Rain on a commune his whole life. Suddenly, because of a fall and the need for his grandmother to be hospitalized, the home-schooled, long-haired, tie-dyed, corn-husk sandal wearer is dumped into a regular middle school. Talk about culture shock. Capricorn has lived his whole life without telephones, television, iPods, money, or friends.Because it is a tradition at Caverage to elect the weirdest kid in school to be eighth grade president, guess who fits the bill? Clueless about everything related to the position Capricorn still takes the job very seriously. So the evil kid's plans backfire as Capricorn in his totally naïve but personable way wins over the student body.A book which brings up serious questions about identity, bullying, and peer pressure with lots of humor and great characters.

-Mr. Dale