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A Book Review by Ashlynne:
Schooled
by Gordon Korman
This book is about Capricon (Cap) Anderson, a homeschooler who has never seen a TV, eaten a piece of pizza, and other numerous things. (However, he is VERY smart)
He lives miles away from any city, and knows only one person by name: his grandmother, Rain, who homeschools him.(The only other time he has even seen people is when they go into town to buy things.) Then, his eccentric grandmother falls and breaks her hip.
So, he’s stuck in a foster home until Rain gets better. This includes going to Public school. His first day isn’t so hot. He gets picked on because he’s so different (what else is new?). (I forgot to mention that he kinda new-agey. He "Meditates" every day, and there is some reference to "Keeping the balance flowing" and stuff like that. Nothing major, but its still in there. He is also a Peace Freak. You know, ‘War is bad’ type stuff.) Now, this next part is confusing, so hold on to your hats! The popular guy nominates Cap for school president so they can make fun of him. (?) Apparently, they nominate the strangest (different) person they can find so they can "Watch them stumble all over themselves and look stupid". Anyway........
So, he get elected pres. of the school. The kids are still being as mean to him as you can expect, but Cap ignores the mean things they are doing. (Also, at the foster house where he is staying, the girl, Sophia is being REALLY mean to Cap, but he keeps trying to be kind to her anyway, and succeeds. My favorite part of the book.) What follows is the funny story of all that happens at C average middle school! in the end, he turns the school upside-down with his kindness! It’s a funny look at what can happen when you are kind to people who are mean to you.
In the end, Rain sells the farm where he has grown up, buys a condo, and he ends up at C average middle school again. (By his own choice, of course.) His grandmother is quoted saying........" My accident was a wake-up call. I don’t plan on dying soon, but eventually you’ll out live me Cap. When I’m gone, you’ll have to make your way in the real world. That just won’t happen at Garland farm".
It seems to me that the author is not trying to make it seem like homeschoolers are all like that, but it can be taken both ways. However, with the way it is written, if I was not a homeschooler, and I read the book, I would probably get the impression that that’s what homeschoolers are like. Either way, it was still a pretty good book.
There were no crude words or bad words in this book, which I was very happy to see!
I had my mom look through this book and she advised that middle schoolers would get the most out of this book. She also said she would consider this to be a book that you could read for school and it be educational. Because of the different views, it teaches a good lesson, and the vocabulary was good. personally, I enjoyed reading this book, and thought it was thought provoking. Cap is a wonderful, sweet innocent character who is suddenly thrust into the world without any warning after living in a peaceful farm all his life. A Very good book in my thinking.
Parental note:
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There is some reference to ‘wedgies’. if you don’t want to explain this, then this book should probably wait.
Huh, I'd never heard of this book! It's cool to know there are books being written about homeschoolers.
By the way... I am hosting a new writing contest on my blog, you can read the rules at http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/guardedmodesty/517224/. I'd love for you to participate! I like reading your writing. :)
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