Schooled
Schooled by Gordon Korman is a middle-grade comedy published by Scholastic Canada, Limited in August 2008. This 240-page book follows the story of Capricorn (Cap) Anderson, an extremely sheltered home-schooled boy who faces the challenges of public school for the first time after his grandmother, who has been his only teacher, is hospitalized. Cap’s unique upbringing on a farm commune leaves him unprepared for the social dynamics and politics of Claverage Middle School, where he quickly becomes a target for his unconventional behavior.
Readers will find a humorous exploration of school life as Cap navigates his new environment filled with unfamiliar experiences and social interactions. The narrative delves into themes of education and social dynamics, highlighting Cap’s journey from isolation to unexpected popularity when he is nominated for class president. Through his encounters with classmates and the guidance counselor’s daughter, the book presents a lighthearted take on the challenges of fitting in and understanding the complexities of modern school life.
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A middle-grade comedy about an extremely sheltered home-schooled hippie who gets a crash course in modern school politics when he suddenly has to attend public school.
Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television. He’s never tasted a pizza. Never heard of a wedgie. Since he was little, his only experience has been living on a farm commune and being home-schooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. But when Rain falls out of a tree while picking plums and has to stay in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and her cranky teen daughter and attend the local middle school.
While Cap knows a lot about tie-dying and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school. Right from the beginning, Cap’s weirdness makes him a moving target at Claverage Middle School (dubbed C-Average by the students). He has long, ungroomed hair; wears hemp clothes; and practises tai chi on the lawn. Once Zack Powers, big man on campus, spots Cap, he can’t wait to introduce him to the age-old tradition at C-Average: the biggest nerd is nominated for class president–and wins.
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