SCHOOLED

SUMMARY: Capricorn Anderson: 13 years old, only living on a farm commune and being homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. While picking out plums, she lost her balance and fell out of a tree, having to stay in the hospital. Because of this, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor/social worker with a cranky teen daughter and attend a local middle school—Claverage or mostly known as C Average. And he becomes the biggest target for the bulliesGENRE: Realistic fiction

📚 INFORMATION

AUTHOR: Gordon Korman
PUBLISHER: Scholastic
Disney-Hyperion
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2007

📚 THEME

MAIN MESSAGE OF THE STORY
One of the main themes of SCHOOLED is staying true to who you are even when others try to change you.

SETTING

GARLAND FARMThe setting first starts in Garland Farm, an alternative farm commune that Rain and Cap live before Cap was sent to the Donnellys.

CONFLICT

MAIN PROBLEM & RESOLUTION
The main conflict is that Cap Anderson, a homeschooled boy from a commune, struggles to fit into a modern middle school. Overtime, he changes the people around him through kindness and honesty.

NARRATORS

NARRATORSHugh Winkleman
Mrs. Donnelly
Sophie Donnelly
Cap Anderson
Zach Powers
Darryl Pennyfield
Naomi Erlanger
Zach Powers
Frank Kasigi

🧩 MAIN CHARACTERS

CAP ANDERSON: 13 year old hippie, lives in Garland Farm, wears hemp clothes and has long, ungroomed hair.
RAIN (CAP'S GRANDMOTHER: Cap's grandmother who falls out of a tree.
ZACH POWERS: Big man on campus, class bully at Claverage Middle School.
HUGH WINKLEMAN: A geeky, social outcast. Captain of the chess team and gets bullied by Zach Powers.
FRANK KASIGI: The principal of Claverage Middle School.
MRS. DONNELLY: Cap's social worker and foster parent.
SOPHIE DONNELLY: The cranky daughter of Mrs. Donnelly.
NAOMI ERLANGER: One of Zach's accomplices which she has a crush on.

⭐ STAR REVIEW

9.2/10The novel is interesting because of its "fish-out-of-water" plot like how it starts from a homeschooled boy in a farm commune to getting Cap being in a real school. Even though the book is good, it doesn't tell much about Cap's grandmother, Rain. The perspective is written in the first point of view and sometimes it leaves the readers on a cliffhanger to create suspense, encouraging the audience to stay engaged with the story. Overall, this book is recommended to young readers who love humor and plot twists!