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- Title: Dork in Disguise
- Author : Carol Gorman
- Release Date : January 05, 2014
- Genre: Fiction,Books,Kids,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2427 KB
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At his new school, Jerry Flack is determined to stop being a dork and start being a cool guy—but does this science nerd really have what it takes to be popular?
Jerry Flack is starting middle school in a new town where no one knows him and he can be anybody he wants. Jerry has a plan: He is finally going to be cool. But that turns out to be easier said than done. As his lies begin to pile up, Jerry knows he’s going to slip up soon, and everyone will see him for who he really is.
Can Jerry keep the act going? Or is it possible that a dork can actually be . . . well, cool?
“Hilarious novel, wonderfully constructed and beautifully paced.” —Booklist
“If Bill Nye the Science Guy ever inspired a novel,?it’s this one about Jerry Flack, the sixth-grade science whiz who reinvents himself as one of the cool kids at his new middle school. . . . The book gives realistic attention to the preteen school scene. . . . Gorman also works in some way-cool science facts that . . . come to life in Jerry’s science project: a hovercraft built from a vacuum cleaner engine. Go ahead and encourage kids to try this at home.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Humor keeps the plot jumping, yet the novel’s resolution is admirably restrained. A breezy, enjoyable book.” —The Horn Book
“Wonderfully accurate novel . . . Gorman not only knows how to set up a good story, with dialogue that is neither trite nor unnecessarily brazen, she also understands, or never forgot, the social structure of preteen cliques.” —The Washington Post Carol Gorman, author of over thirty novels for young readers, is the recipient of five state children’s choice book awards, as well as many other honors given by teachers and librarians. Her books have been published in five foreign countries. A former middle school, high school, and college creative writing instructor, she travels around the country, speaking about her books and teaching writing workshops. She lives in Iowa with her husband, mystery writer Ed Gorman. Visit her at www.carolgorman.com.