Schooled

Schooled is an amazing book

Schooled Book Review
By: Lyndsey Stevens
Schooled is one of the most interesting books I have ever read. This book confusing yet it was so capturing that I couldn¿t wait to turn the page, to see what would happen next. Schooled was defenetaily one of my favorite books I have ever read and all in all I really loved it. This book was about a boy named Capricorn Andrews and you see this teenager wasn¿t any old teenager, he was a hippie that lived in Garland. Along the way Capicorn moves in with a family for a few mounths and learns about all a teenager needs to know, but he just does everything a little bit diffrently. Schooled¿s genre is young adult. I think the theme of this book was always be yourself and if people like you enough they will take you as is. If you like an interesting realistic book then you should deffenitly read Schooled.

6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Schooled is Cool!

My nine year old son read Schooled and loved it so much he asked me to read it too. I thought it was a great book for his age group and maybe for a little bit older kids too. The main character, Capricorn Anderson, is an eighth grader and it takes place in junior high school so that is probably the ideal age group, but I think many ages will like it. I even really enjoyed it as an adult. This book shows what happens when someone that is very different is placed within a junior high school. Cap is "a hippie" raised on a farm commune by his grandmother and has no real experience with the outside world. He starts out being a target for ridicule at his new school. He feels like an alien. But throughout the book, he develops an understanding for his new environment and the other kids in the school develop and understanding for him and soon he becomes one of the most popular kids in the school. It is interesting because it changes point of view every chapter. Each chapter is narrated by a new person. It's a unique premise and story. I think it teaches understanding and takes a strong stand against bullying in schools, two very important lessons for kids.

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So Cute.

This is such a cute book. Good for kids in middle school, but I am in high school and loved it! This book will make you think about your life. I guarantee anyone who reads it will love it!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Schooled one of the best books I have ever read!

Once I saw this book I wasnt to sure if I was going to like it but at the begining there was an amazing hook and it kept me reading! Capricorn Anderson was like a lost puppy in his new school. He had no idea about anything and he didnt understand when people where mean to them. I thought this was very interesting. I also found some things funny by the wasy he reacted. This book teaches you a life lesson and I recomend it for all ages

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Schooled is Great!

Title: Schooled
Author: Gordon Korman

3 Things I liked about the story:
1. I liked the story, because it was told from different points of view.
2. The story was understandable.
3. The events in the story were funny.
3 Things I didn¿t like about the story
The book was really good, I really liked it.
My Book Review:
If you are looking to read a humorous book, then Schooled is the book you¿re looking for. The story is about a boy, Capricorn Anderson, who was raised by his hippie grandmother Rain. He thought that his life was perfectly normal, he did farm chores, he was homeschooled, he had never watched TV, and he had never heard of things that other kids consider normal. When Rain suddenly breaks her hip, and is unable to take care of Cap, he is forced to go live with a Social Services Agent, Floramundi, whose own parents had lived at Garland. The book tells of how the whole school he is forced to attend, learns to accept him and his strange ways of life.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great!!!

A Great book for young readers! And it Also teaches them some lessons.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

recomended for new students

The book Schooled didn't always hold my interest , even though the story is humorous, touching , and sometimes annoying. The plot is about a teenager Capricorn who was raised by his hippie grandmother. Cap has very little contact with the outside world never watched television, never tasted pizza, never handled money, or even had a freindship with someone his age. Capricorn was unlike any other character. He is a strange character. His simple minded character in this story were so unreal. Zach is a bully who spitball people for fun. Hugh is very unlikable. He has no sense of loyalty . He will throw anybody under the bus.

Because i coudln't relate to any of the other characters , it doesn't mean i wouldn't recommend it to any of those who have to face hard times in life or a new kid in school.

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A refreshing read!

Schooled by Gordon Korman is a refreshing, enjoyable read. It tells the tale of a young hippie, Cap and his journey transferring to the lifestyle of a normal, 8th grade boy. Cap is enrolled at Claverage Middle School due to his one and only relative Rain’s severe injury. Cap is a very unique protagonist, with good morals, sensitive thoughts, and a heart made of kindness. He is so caring, innocent, sweet, and open minded—it’s hard to dislike him. As tradition, the students at Claverage Middle School elect the dorkiest kid to be 8th grade class president, just to see him fail at his prominent role. Cap is this year’s victim. Take note that Cap has lived in a commune, Garland his entire life and has no experience with the outside world . . . that is until now. The fact that the students could pick the class president without consultation from the student holding office is practically mind blowing. I think this would have never happened in a real middle school, someone would intervene. It just seems so unrealistic to me. But, none-the-less, I did enjoy the alternating perspectives each chapter. It made the book easier to understand and it was nice to hear everyone’s view of the events occurring. The story was creative, and many details were realistic. Schooled is a new, intriguing middle grade novel.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Schooled is funny, entertaining, and a great book for teens!!

I recently read Schooled, by Gordon Korman because I saw it at a school book fair and thought it looked cute. I was amazed at how I can relate to this book because it talks about real life and real problems teens now a days face. I especially liked how the book was not based by chapter but by the characters' perseption of what had happened. Schooled is about a boy named Capricorn (Cap) Anderson who lives with his hippie grandmother on an alternate community called Garland Farm. When Rain falls out of a tree and breaks her hip, Cap is sent to live with a woman who lived on Garland Farm as a child. Cap is sent to Claverage Middle School (dubbed C Average by the students) and is awestrucken at what happens at a public school. This book has wonderful characters and really reminds me that differences do not matter. I would recommend this to teensa and all looking for a good laugh!

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this book is the bom

this book is the bom if you read this book it would blow your mind you would want to read it over and over and over again. you would want to read this book to your friends ,family,dogs,cats, well maybe not dogs and cats because they may not care and plus they cant even understand you well anyways just tell some poeple about scooled and they would love it . and tell them this book schooled talks about HIPPIES!!!!!!!!! please read schooled you would love it.

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an honest opinion

The book schooled was an interesting but predictable book. This book was about a clueless hippie who is entering the modern world. Cap (hippie and main character)lived in a commune, just him and his grandma when his grandma falls out of a tree. Cap is suddenly sent to public middle school. He comes to some bumps in the road and meets some people, but the story line is predictable it definitely was not a page turner. Although the end was a surprise, In all this book was okay and i would more recommend it to 5th or 6th grade levels.

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Great class book!!!

Cap was such a good charter I really enjoyed this book because of my favorite charters Naomi's cap Darrel and espeshally Sophie! Their we're a few charters I didn't like ms Donally Hugh and some others. This book dose not get interesting until a few chapters into it but give it a chance you won't regret it . This book is written in a different way I really loved it !!!! I recommend this book to anyone With eyes or ears it really Is amazing!!!!!!!!

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Schooled

I thouhght that this was a good book I recomend it to anyone that is going into a new school and from grades 4th through 6th. I thought it was funny. It kept me very engaged at times I never wanted to put it down.

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This book sucks...DONT READ - FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR HEALTH!!!

I had to read this for one of my summer reading books. I absolutly dreaded reading this. So boring. I hated it and so did all of my class mates.

XD LOVE THIS BOOK! XD

I love Gordon Korman so I guess I would love this book. All the characters are so unique! Cap is so genuine, kind, caring, considerate, loving, sweet, and OUT OF IT! Mrs. Donelly is the mother figure to Cap, but seriously bored me, at least her chapters were short. Zach was so ego-tistic (?is that how you spell it?) and mean and rude and pretty much evil by the end of the book, but HILLARIOUS throughout it all! He is so real. Then there is Hugh, a friend to Cap, but basically throws him under the bus when he lets the "cool" kids pick on him so that he isn't the #1 nerd in school (hello he isn't an idiot!XD) Naomi bothered me a little, but I'm glad that she figured out that she liked Cap, she was just kinda in over her head a little there. Sophie was stuck in the drama with her father and basically took it out on her new hippie "friend" in the funniest way I could ever think possible. And we move onto Darryl, man was I screaming at him "DUDE DON'T DO IT! ITS CAP!" when he was about to tackle him, but I have to say that it sounded pretty cool to watch, but I was rooting him on when he was about to stand up to Zach, then he socked Cap in the face, and I wanted to do the same to Zach. I was like,"Nice going..." XD. Last, but not least, there is Rain, who I hated throughout the entire book. What is she thinking climbing a tree, how dare she keep her own grandson away from the world, and what is her problem convincing Cap that the rest of the world is evil?! But I mean, who said I had to like her anyway? All in all, despite the realisticly annoying people, like two of them, I love it all. Good job Gordon Korman! I reccomend this to anyone! Yay! =) =)

DUde What a read O.o

I really like this book. Cap seemed so cool and Such an Outcast. lol

Very Funny!

So-So

This book was slightly interesting in the beginning, but as I got further into it, I just couldn't read anymore. The plot and structure is very clever, but this book just wasn't my style. Even though, you may still want to give this a try.

this is a great book!

i read this book in 8th grade for my english class and it was fun adn i would love to read it again!

Highly recommend

I highly recommend this book because it has tons of humor.

Schooled is a far out book.

Schooled is a far out book. It was understanding, humorous, and eventful. What I also liked is that it gave different story tellers at a time; different points of view, which made it even better because of what people thank of Cap and what Cap thought of them This book looked pretty interesting once I saw the front-a school bus and a peace sign, two great combinations that had to be good. I sat down and read this funny book as I was thinking than back then, or now, people actually lived in that environment very much like Capricorn Anderson.
Gordon Korman(author) was most likely trying to share that information. Like how to spread the word that school should always be a peaceful environment and not be engaged in violence. But poor cap was stuck in this, until rain was healthy and healed from falling out of a plum tree to be his only teacher\grandma again. This is why he is stuck here, in this loud, violent, crazy environment called public school,
This book does a great job on spreading the word of peace, love, Zen Buddhism, non violence. This book had me keep reading, just kept turning the page. It definitely made me think of how my grandparents were back then, and how my mom and I are today. Like now society is interested in things like star bucks, iPods, cell phones TV, junk food. Cap of course knows what these things are, but has never experienced them. Not ever even had a real friend.
But of course now he is experiencing the tough times in the real world and gets to experience it all now. I definitely enjoyed this book and I recommend to all.