I stumbled upon Schooled by Gordon Korman by chance and read it in one sitting. What a lovely, fun book, full of unexpected twists and turns!
Capricorn Andersen (Cap for short) has spent all his life at Garland Farm, homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. When Rain falls off a tree, Cap is launched into the world outside, utterly ill-equipped to deal with school, money, and life in general. An oddball with practically no survival instincts and no skills to cope with the world outside Garland, Cap is such a delightful, surprising character–alternating between freakazoid (as one character calls him) and angel (as another character discovers). I loved it!
Often, when a book gets a little too intense or the character does something that is bound to have awful consequences, I have to step away and breathe a little. I need to prepare myself for what will happen next because I am so invested in the character and the story. With Schooled, I had to do that more than once as quirky Cap does one unpredictable thing after another. He is a timeless character, one that has you rooting for him even as you cringe at the mistakes he makes.
A pacy, heartwarming read, Schooled pushed me to search for more books by Gordon Korman. It looks like I have a lot of reading to do!
| Title | Schooled |
| Author | Gordon Korman |
| Tags | Middle Grade, Canadian, Realistic |
| Rating (out of 5) | 4.5 |
| Age-group | 11+ |
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