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Schooled
Escrito por Gordon Korman
Narrado por Andy Paris, Steven Boyer y Helena Prezio
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Popular author Gordon Korman pens a funny fish-out-of-water tale that even the most reluctant reader will find impossible to resist. Capricorn Anderson has spent his entire life on a farm with his hippie grandmother. After an accident puts Grandma in the hospital, Cap is forced to attend Claverage Middle School and live with his guidance counselor. The tradition at Claverage is for students to nominate the biggest nerd for class president, and Cap is the obvious choice. But with his odd ways and positive outlook, Cap just might turn the joke upside down by becoming the best class president ever.
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Schooled
Escrito por Gordon Korman
Narrado por Andy Paris, Steven Boyer y Helena Prezio
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Popular author Gordon Korman pens a funny fish-out-of-water tale that even the most reluctant reader will find impossible to resist. Capricorn Anderson has spent his entire life on a farm with his hippie grandmother. After an accident puts Grandma in the hospital, Cap is forced to attend Claverage Middle School and live with his guidance counselor. The tradition at Claverage is for students to nominate the biggest nerd for class president, and Cap is the obvious choice. But with his odd ways and positive outlook, Cap just might turn the joke upside down by becoming the best class president ever.
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Capricorn, a teenage boy who has grown up on a commune that is stuck in the ‘60s, has to spend time with a foster family when his grandmother/teacher/sole other person he knows has to go to the hospital for surgery. Cap goes to a regular middle school for the first time, and finds himself elected eighth grade president. Unfortunately, the popular kids do this to the weirdest kid in the class each year, and most crack under the pressure. Cap, however, doesn’t understand how the real world works. Will he succeed as class president, or be sabotaged by his classmates?
Capricorn has been raised on a commune, by his grandmother, Rain. He has no experience in the “real world”, but when Rain is injured and needs time to heal, Cap is taken in by a social worker and has to go to the local middle school. Cap, the new kid, is nothing like anyone’s ever seen before… this weird hippie kid, who doesn’t understand the first thing about middle school or kids his own age. Because of this, he’s an easy target to pick on.This was really good. Meant for a younger audience, it’s pretty simple and quick to read, but a good story. I have mixed feelings about the end of the book, but overall, I really enjoyed it.
Capricorn Anderson was raised and homeschooled on a commune with one other person: his grandmother, Rain, a leftover hippie from the 60's. After Rain fell and broke her hip and had to go to rehab, Cap was placed in foster care with a social worker who had also lived in this commune when she was a child. This book traces Cap's experience as he goes to a real middle school for the first time, eats a school lunch for the first time, watches TV for the first time, and tries to understand the various interactions of teenagers. This is an extremely engaging book. Each chapter is told from the point of view of a different character in the book--Cap, the school "nerd", the school bully, popular girls, the social worker, and the social worker's 16 year old daughter. This book makes the students think about how they judge their peers, what they value and how their actions affect others. This is a great read aloud and springboard for discussion! I recommend it for grade 5.
a great pick-me-up
I loved it. It was great, especially Zach Powers. Awesome
Gordon Korman has a great way of setting his young characters in unusual but humorous situations and leading his readers on a fun journey discovering the twists and turns of what happens next.
Capricorn Anderson has been raised and homeschooled on a two-person commune by his grandmother, Rain. He's been brought up on the values of 1960s hippies, so when Rain breaks her hip and he is thrust into a foster care situation, the contemporary world clashes with his commune upbringing. The biggest conflict is at the middle school he attends while Rain is in rehabilitation: Cap effectively becomes the school nerd du jour and in a class prank, is voted 8th grade president. Cap's complete naivete about how things work is amusing entertainment for the rest of the school, but his purity of heart begins to touch student after student, until he develops a cult-like status, much to the dismay of Zach Powers, the presumed king of the 8th grade.
Capricorn Anderson has been raised and homeschooled on a two-person commune by his grandmother, Rain. He's been brought up on the values of 1960s hippies, so when Rain breaks her hip and he is thrust into a foster care situation, the contemporary world clashes with his commune upbringing. The biggest conflict is at the middle school he attends while Rain is in rehabilitation: Cap effectively becomes the school nerd du jour and in a class prank, is voted 8th grade president. Cap's complete naivete about how things work is amusing entertainment for the rest of the school, but his purity of heart begins to touch student after student, until he develops a cult-like status, much to the dismay of Zach Powers, the presumed king of the 8th grade.
Here is a book for the boy reader who needs a little humor, an admirable male character and a good wholesome happy ending. Capricorn Anderson is forced from his off-the-grid childhood into the "real" world. Learning to negotiate relationships, school and most human foibles, Cap bounces back most of the time to leave his adversaries wide-eyed and slack jawed when things don't go as they normally should. This book is for any tween that fits in the lower rungs of their middle school hierarchy.
Capricorn Anderson is thirteen years old, but he’s never watched television, eaten pizza, or gone to school. Raised and homeschooled on an abandoned commune by his grandmother, Rain, Cap is completely isolated from his peers and modern culture. When Rain falls out of a plum tree and is faced with a lengthy hospital stay, Cap is thrown into a new world. He is forced to live with a family and worst of all, attend Claverage Middle School, also known as C Average.
Navigating middle school is hard enough, but Cap faces more challenges than the average outcast. When the bullies at C Average Middle see Cap for the first time, they know they have found the perfect victim, and take their game to a new degree of mean. Cap’s good nature and ignorance of middle school social mores frustrate the bullies and only increase their desire to make him crack. The plan: vote Cap in as eighth grade class president and turn his life into a daily nightmare.
Cap is an endearing, refreshing character who treats everyone, including the bullies, with a kindness they find hard to comprehend. Schooled is a warm-hearted, entertaining story that is laugh-out-loud funny. With a combination of comedy, seriousness, and light-hearted fun, Gordon Korman shows insight into the world of bullying from the point of view of the victim, the bullies, and the bystanders, through this memorable tale.
Navigating middle school is hard enough, but Cap faces more challenges than the average outcast. When the bullies at C Average Middle see Cap for the first time, they know they have found the perfect victim, and take their game to a new degree of mean. Cap’s good nature and ignorance of middle school social mores frustrate the bullies and only increase their desire to make him crack. The plan: vote Cap in as eighth grade class president and turn his life into a daily nightmare.
Cap is an endearing, refreshing character who treats everyone, including the bullies, with a kindness they find hard to comprehend. Schooled is a warm-hearted, entertaining story that is laugh-out-loud funny. With a combination of comedy, seriousness, and light-hearted fun, Gordon Korman shows insight into the world of bullying from the point of view of the victim, the bullies, and the bystanders, through this memorable tale.
Capricorn Anderson knows exactly 1 person- his grandmother "Rain" who is his caretaker, teacher and everything else on the farm, a leftover commune from the 1960s. When she falls and breaks her hip, Cap is taken to stay with a social worker and her daughter and enrolled in Middle School. With his long, frizzy hair, tie-dye shirts and hemp sandals, Cap is immediately the butt of jokes and the intended victim of bullies and nominated to be the 8th grade president (A.K.A.-Nerd of the Year prize). Somehow, though, with Cap's complete naivity, courage to do the right thing and hard work, the feelings of the other students get turned until all 1100 are on his side. Humor, narratives from different characters and an interesting look back at an era of peace, freedom and wanting to make the world a better place all come together in this book about the"freakazoid" that ends up winning everybody's heart. This is a short read, only 118 pages, that is best suited for grades 6-9 but even adults will enjoy it.
Korman brings up more serious issues in this book but still has his characteristic humor
Cap(ricorn) Anderson has been homeschooled his whole life--in fact, his whole life has been lived with only his grandmother, Rain, for company. So when Rain is hospitalized with a broken hip and Cap has to attend the local middle school for two months, it's a whole new world. Cap--with his long hair, hippie clothes, and peace & harmony ideals--is exactly what the 8th grade wanted: a new target to elect Class President, the dubious honor bestowed upon the least-popular classmate. While the student body plots against him, guileless Cap attempts to be the best class president he can be, innocently going along with the daily press conferences and attempting to learn the names of all 1100 students. Slowly the poles reverse, as should-be Outcast Cap rises to the top and lead bully Zach Powers slides to the bottom.
The ensemble cast really holds this book together--entirely from Cap's perspective and it would have been overly twee; the bully's perspective would have made it unsympathetic and irritating. Even blending just the two would have made it unbelievable, but including those two plus other students, faculty members, and adults rounded out the story. The anti-bullying message isn't a heavy-handed BULLYING IS WRONG, but the point about accepting others--even when they seem a little crazy--is a pretty strong theme. More important is the lesson that even the bullies can fall from grace. This isn't super-realistic (I don't see a Cap Anderson-type leading peaceful revolution in a middle school) but it's well-written and engaging with likable characters and a good message. This is going on my Recommended list as the middle school searches for a new book for summer reading.
The ensemble cast really holds this book together--entirely from Cap's perspective and it would have been overly twee; the bully's perspective would have made it unsympathetic and irritating. Even blending just the two would have made it unbelievable, but including those two plus other students, faculty members, and adults rounded out the story. The anti-bullying message isn't a heavy-handed BULLYING IS WRONG, but the point about accepting others--even when they seem a little crazy--is a pretty strong theme. More important is the lesson that even the bullies can fall from grace. This isn't super-realistic (I don't see a Cap Anderson-type leading peaceful revolution in a middle school) but it's well-written and engaging with likable characters and a good message. This is going on my Recommended list as the middle school searches for a new book for summer reading.
Great book to look at the quirky main character, Cap, you can relate to him if you have ever felt out of place and you wish to be more like him and not care what others think. He is honest, open and curious, a great character to fall in love with!
One of my all-time favorites! Told from multiple points of view, but it isn't confusing. When Cap enters public school for the first time, the other middle school students make him a target for their amusement. To their disappointment, Cap thinks everyone gets treated this way. He gets into crazy situations and starts changing how everyone else thinks. Well - almost everyone. FUNNY!
You will NEVER read a book like this. Really original, funny, and belivible. I loved it so did lots of people I know it was a truly wonderfull book! I would recomend it to comedy loves and Gordon Korman fans.
Capricorn Anderson lives alone on a commune with his anti-establishment Grandmother, Rain. Cap is perfectly happy growing his own food and tie-dying his own shirts. But when Grandma Rain falls and breaks her hip, Cap is sent to live with the very-establishment guidance counselor and her testy daughter, and has to attend Claverage Middle School. He is completely unprepared for the trials of public school, especially the long running prank that the most unpopular kid in school is elected class president. Cap, bewildered, accepts his new position, and goes about trying to improve the school. As he learns more about his classmates, he begins to make some real changes that turn the tables on his bullies.This book is funny and totally relatable to any kid who has had a hard time fitting in. Cap is a lovable character because he is so bemused by his treatment, but he never becomes angry or vengeful. He practices Zen Buddhism to help himself relax, and refuses to abandon his idealistic hippie principals. This book might make readers think twice about bullying someone for being different.For ages 9 - 14.
Schooled by Gordon Korman won the 2010 Young Reader’s Choice Award in the intermediate division and was nominated for a 2011 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.Capricorn Anderson is the star of Schooled. Raised as a hippie in isolation, he has never watched television, eaten pizza or interacted with other teenagers. All of that changes when his grandmother is injured and he is forced to attend the local middle school. Cap is made class president as part of a joke but it doesn’t take long for the pranksters to stop laughing and start reconsidering the cosmos. This book is written in an alternating chapter format that fully develops Cap and the characters he is affecting. There are nerds, bullies, love-struck and angry teenage girls. Gordon Korman manages to make a far-fetched premise seem entirely possible. He also creates a wonderful role model in the main character. This book is a humorous fast-paced read geared toward readers who are in middle school themselves.
This is a great story about Capricorn Anderson, a kid whose been homeschooled his entire life by his hippie grandmother, who also happens to be the only person he knows in the world. Once his grandmother falls out of a tree and breaks her leg, Cap is sent to public high school and his world is turned completely upside down...great read!
Such a pleasurable book to read. A little reminiscent of 'Stargirl' by Jerry Spinelli.
Schooled is a funny book on a boy who is famous and his grandmother broke her hip. Cap is also threatened to be arrested because he was driving his bus driver to the hospital since he got a heart attack. The driver said you are in big trouble kid.
Capricorn Anderson raised on a commune run by his grandmother Rain finds himself facing middle school drama after Rain falls and goes to a hospital. Loved this book and its message about being true to oneself. Very fun.
It was a cute idea for a book, but it was all just so unbelievable. I don't think Cap could live in the modern age without running into money and TV and cellphones. I know he was sheltered, but if he got out AT ALL, he would know about those things. Plus the principal knew exactly how naive Cap was about everything and yet he gave him a checkbook with pre-signed checks? Right. No one is that stupid. Overall it was an entertaining read, but you really need to suspend your disbelief. A lot.
Capricorn Anderson practically lives in 1967, in Garland farm with his grand mother Rain. Rain accidentally brakes her hip, so Cap has to live some where else, and has to go to school. Every body teases him all the time, but after a wile, every one liked him. Then one day Cap's bad luck starts: he gets pinched in the nose, and gets run over by football players. And that is only the beginning of his troubles...
A funny book about hippies in the modern day. Wold be enjoyed by all ages, not a very challenging read.
quite a very interesting book. This books story plot made me think it wouldn't be very good but it suprised me
Our hero here is a member of a commune who, after living all his life with no phone, tv or friends, has to live in a foster home with a girl and her Mom and attend a modern-day high school. A true fish-out-of-water story and a very different take on your typical bully yarn.
An interesting middle school story told from various character perspectives. Deals with social issues, bullying, differences, and surviving in those tricky middle school years.
Captivating book for grades 5 and 6. The students learn to identify with the main character who is bullied because of his differences, but rises above the verbal and physical threats. Each chapter is narrated by a different character. The students want to keep reading. The boys really connected with the story line and the characters.
Ethan ArmbrusterThis book is Realistic fiction.This book is about a kid named Cap who lived on a farm, but when his grandmother ''Rain'' falls and breaks her hip Cap is forced to go to public school. He also is forced to stay at a guidence counsler at the public school he goes to with an angry teenage daughter at his side. This book was boring at first but got very interesting in the end.
A cute, fun read for middle school students, but as an adult I found most of the characterization thin and the plot highly unbelievable. Might look into doing this as a read-aloud with my sixth grade students, though.
Cap had never experienced the real-world before & would never had had to if his Grandmother, who was a true hippie, fell out of a tree, injuring her hip. Cap was placed in foster care & forced into a very unknown & confusing world without any guidance from his Grandmother. The obstacles & challenges Cap faces in his journey in public school are very heartwarming & realistic to any one who may feel like a complete outsider in society.