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Schooled
Schooled | Gordon Korman
25 posts | 29 read | 2 reading | 8 to read
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 presidentand wins.
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Benny boo boo bear
Schooled | Gordon Korman

Fiction: *Character Focus*: What choices has the character made thus far? Do you agree with their decision? Why or why not?

The character has made some decisions where he doesn't know what to do. He gets a check and doesn't know what to do with it, so he blows it on stuff the school dance comity doesn't need. I don't agree with what he did with the money, but he was getting persuaded to use it in a bad way.

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Benny boo boo bear
Schooled | Gordon Korman

Fiction. This story would change as the kids wouldn't be doing as much things that they did. If it was in earlier times, there would be no parties or checks. Also, more people would be like Cap and living on a farm for the entirety of their life. The characters would change, the plot would change and how they act would change.

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Lauranahe
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I read this because my middle-schooler was reading it for class, and I thought it‘d be fun to talk about. I had a lot of thoughts, too many to share here. So, in brief: the adults all seemed clueless and were annoying. I was too judgy at mrs Donnelly for allowing Sophie to behave that way. You‘re in a cult, call your dad. If you don‘t have a dad, hope your grandma falls out of a tree so you can get some help. Hear comes the sun..dooduh doo doo...

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Benny boo boo bear
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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Genre: Young adult fiction

Date started: Feb 20th, 2020

Date completed: Apr 5th, 2020

How I chose this book: it was written by Gordon Korman

About the book: Cap is a hippie from a farm. He has never been in the real world or away from his farm for a day, but when his Grandma hurts herself after falling off a tree, he would have to. he gets voted president for grade 8 by mistake, and is taken on a wild adventure to do the best he can

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Sace
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Pickpick

Really cute. I loved Cap. Some of the adults were more than clueless. I had a problem with how awful Sophie was and that the social worker mother didn't seem to see how bad her own child was.

ravenlee I had a friend in HS whose mom was a social worker or guidance counselor (can‘t remember which). My friend had been molested by at least two male relatives for several years - and her mother refused to get her any kind of help because it would make her (the mother) look bad! There are bad apples everywhere. 5y
Sace @ravenlee 😳 5y
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Sace
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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I was binging a Turkish drama all day and now my brain is too tired for any serious reading so I started this. It's good so far. I'm on target on my TBR!

(also, I've learned how to say "yes" and "what? " in Turkish ?)

CogsOfEncouragement I enjoyed this book with my kids at bedtime. Enjoy. 5y
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Eggs
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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Out for summer
Out till fall
We might not come back at all🎶

#schoolsout #songsofsummer @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 Great photo! 😎 5y
ladym30 Love this❤️ 5y
Erinreadsthebooks That's exactly what I'll be doing at the end of this school day. 😃 5y
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Crazeedi I remember those days... 5y
Eggs @OriginalCyn620 @ladym30 @Erinreadsthebooks @crazeedi This pic brought me back-resembles exactly my elementary school 5y
Crazeedi @Eggs me too...😉😍 5y
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Eggs
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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🚌 tagged
😴 rest and play
🥚 I do especially deviled
📚 I would name her Astrid Rose
💕will do

#friyayintro @howjessreads

Texreader Deviled eggs are the best!! 6y
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Eggs
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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1️⃣ tie between YA and HF
2️⃣ just one? Alyson Richman this season
3️⃣ Elegance of the Hedgehog
4️⃣ dystopian/apocalyptic
5️⃣ tagged

#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 📚 6y
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Eggs
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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Home-schooled boy from hippie commune goes to public school for the first time..

#schoolsout #marchintothe70s @Cinfhen @Lizpixie

Cinfhen Sounds like a fun read!!! Love the photo ☮️ 6y
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TheLudicReader
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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My classroom library is pretty much ready. Bring it.

TheBookKeepers Gorgeous!! 6y
LeahBergen Wow! 6y
CouronneDhiver Woohoo! That‘s a great classroom library. I hope your students take full advantage 6y
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Mrs_Black
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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My window display for my recently read books. I leave out ones that I don‘t think would be close to appropriate for 8th grade. I have another batch to do the blurbs on and hang up.

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Mrs_Black
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Last year our librarian began printing covers for what we are currently reading. I saw an idea on FB and decided to use last years to create a book display. The cards (sometimes clunkily) list ways the book may help them expand their empathy. I‘ll continue switching them out.

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Kmmsellers
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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The look Anya gave me when I told her I was too tired to throw the ball. I've been in a serious reading slump since classes resumed. I've started and stopped several books. The books are good, but I'm too distracted and tired. Any recommendations for quick, fun reads to break the slump?

MicheleinPhilly This one broke a 2 week slump for me. 7y
britt_brooke Love that face! I'm not usually into romance, but this book got me out of a slump a couple of months ago. 7y
Kmmsellers @MicheleinPhilly @britt_brooke Thank you both! These sound perfect. 7y
readordierachel So cute. 7y
Cathythoughts The Living & The Dead in Winsford. By Hakan Nesser. This is a great old mystery/suspense/thriller, excellent !! Might not be too short though. But it seems short & is fun (edited) 7y
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The story was pretty good i think that the end when Cap moved back to the city was so sweet and so awesome!

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TracyReadsBooks
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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Talk about a straight up fun (fast) read. I really enjoyed Schooled. Capricorn Anderson, Cap to friends & foes alike, lives on a commune where he is homeschooled by his grandmother Rain. After a freak accident he is forced to move into town & go to school. Cap has a lot to learn & when he is elected class president things might go really wrong or, just maybe, really, really right. Turns out everyone, not just Cap, has something to learn.

GraciesLibrary Sounds interesting. Is this a YA book? 8y
TracyReadsBooks It is. You can borrow it. You can read it in an evening but I guarantee it will make for a very fun one. 8y
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TheBookClubNeek
Schooled | Gordon Korman

I'm not a fan of the switching POVs every chapter.

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Tcip
Schooled | Gordon Korman

I don't want to go back to school. I had an extended break and now it's time to go back starting on the 17th. Man I really don't want to.

Alfoster You can do it! Remember your books will always wait for you😀! 8y
Tcip @Alfoster I know but I want to read them now!!! 8y
Alfoster Got it! I remember that feeling (I'm retired from teaching now so it's easy for me to say)!😜 8y
minkyb Good luck! 8y
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CogsOfEncouragement
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My freshman and fourth grader and I each give this 5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. It has laugh out loud moments and times I nearly cried. There was a moment my fourth grader did not want to hear anymore, and literally made me skip the rest of the paragraph - he was so frustrated with a character. Superb way to spend the bulk of today's #readathon with my kids. #booknerdbliss #BedtimeBookClub

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CogsOfEncouragement
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Taking a little break from reading this out loud with the kids. Having a great #readathon so far with fun food, participating in a few of the challenges, and laughing together as we read. My son said we should do this every Saturday. #booknerdbliss 😃📚♥️

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CogsOfEncouragement
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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Because one of the best things about a #readathon with my kids is snacking all day while we read together - here is a taste of our #readingsnacks for tomorrow. (You are having book worms too, right?) I do have a few more things I plan to prep tonight. Schooled is the first book on our list to read. We are about half way through it right now and look forward to seeing what happens to the endearing main character. #booktober

LeahBergen Yum!! 8y
RealLifeReading I like how you have that big red pepper right there! 8y
CogsOfEncouragement @LeahBergen I think so, the kids were eyeing them yesterday! HAHA 8y
CogsOfEncouragement @RealLifeReading It is a pretty one, huh? One of my daughter's favorite healthy snacks.😃 8y
Blueberry Even though I can hardly see it, I can tell I have the same tablecloth as you. I bought it because we like hedgehogs. 8y
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CogsOfEncouragement
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"I was thirteen the first time I saw a police officer up close." #greatfirstlines #booktober

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Litsy1962
Schooled | Gordon Korman
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Cap Anderson (hippie) was homeschooled and because his grandmother / teacher was in the hospital he had to go to public school. #chaoticschodays