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Schooled
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politi...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Disney-Hyperion
(first published February 29th 2000)
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I loved this book! This boy, Cap (short for Capricorn) has all the perfect ideals we all think we have, but really don't, and he remains true to himself despite being the weirdest and most tortured kid in school. It's dramatic, and unrealistic, but has kind of awakened the hippie in me! I think I'll tye-dye shirts this week with the kids...
Gordan Korman has brilliantly brought to life an unlikely hero in this book about a young man who enters school for the first time in his life. He has been raised by his grandmother, a leftover hippi with definite ideas about right and wrong, and homeschooled on a ranch in the middle of nowhere. He brings the story to life by engaging opposites characters to throw life into a pendulum of good/bad outcomes. I thought the story was charming, touching and thought-provoking. He is a "stargi...more G...more
Schooled
Schooled is a very good book for people that just transferred a new school because of any reason. But just to have a heads up the book starts off with a different person every chapter so you get every ones perspective. This book is about a kid named Capricorn Anderson also known as cap. He lives with his grandma in community for hippies. One day his grandma falls out of a tree and brakes her back, so cap has to go and live with someone else and go to school until his grandma gets well....more
Schooled is a very good book for people that just transferred a new school because of any reason. But just to have a heads up the book starts off with a different person every chapter so you get every ones perspective. This book is about a kid named Capricorn Anderson also known as cap. He lives with his grandma in community for hippies. One day his grandma falls out of a tree and brakes her back, so cap has to go and live with someone else and go to school until his grandma gets well....more
May 03, 2011
Shannah Abringe
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This has been one interesting book to read. Its very unique. I love how each chapter someone speaks whats on their mind, not just one person saying the whole book. Although it kept me confused at times but overall it was a pretty good book. Capri Anderson has been homeschooled ever since he was 13 until his grandma Rain falls out the tree. He is currently staying with Mrs. Donelly and her daughter Sophie. He has never been to a public school so it might be a little awkward for him. Now he has en...more
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Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has been living an idyllic life alone with his grandmother at Garland Farms. Garland used to be a commune, but over the years everyone but Cap and Rain (his grandmother) have moved away. Consequently, Cap knows little to nothing about the 'real' world. He doesn't get money, he's confused by clothing trends, and people his own age (13) baffle him. So, when Rain is hospitalized with a broken hip, Cap is rocketed forward a few decades, and must attend the local public Middl...more
Capricorn has had a sheltered childhood growing up on an isolated old farm commune with his hippie grandmother. When she is injured and cannot care for him for two months he is forced to enter the real world and attend middle school in town. At first all the kids treat "Cap" terribly because he is so different. He is easily confused by the strange, foreign environment of middle school! His innocent, kind and peace-loving nature help him to acclimate and eventually even win the kids over. It was...more
This is one of the more enjoyable books I've read in a while, and it's one I think Jr. High kids will love. I hope I can sell it to my secondary kids, becaues it's definitely worth reading and provides a great platform to discuss bullying, cruelty, cliques, and stereotyping. The only problem is that the narrative is centered on younger kids, so they may feel like it's too immature for them.
The only disturbing thing I found in the book was its heavy reliance on stereotypes: the cowardly nerd who...more
The only disturbing thing I found in the book was its heavy reliance on stereotypes: the cowardly nerd who...more
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I liked this book because it was a quick read. I also liked that each chapter came from another character's perspective. That style brought all of the characters, good and bad, into the reader's sympathy and perspective.
This was an amazing book about a kid who was stuck in the 80's and comes to reality when he leaves Garland farm and goes to middle school.
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Feb 02, 2010
Anika Vandenberghe
marked it as to-read
I really HATED this book so HIPPI
(noticed I "finished" this book on April fools)
(noticed I "finished" this book on April fools)
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A cute and funny story. Really well written. Each chapter is told from different characters' viewpoints. The main character, Cap (short for Capricorn), has been raised in isolation on a commune with his grandmother, a '60s hippies. When she breaks her hip and has to go to a hospital for 6 weeks, Cap has to go into foster care and attend public middle school. He is a target for bullies, but he perseveres and becomes the most popular kid at school because of his honesty and unique outlook on life....more
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Capricorn “Cap” Anderson is a one of a kind, not to be believed kind of kid who has lived his life in large part in complete isolation with his hippie grandmother Rain on the grounds of a once thriving commune. Cap and Rain are now the solitary members of the former commune. San has never had pizza, never played video games, never watched television, never even used money. He is quite content with his life on the commune but when his grandmother breaks her hip, his life is thrown into tumult. Wh...more
This is the first book by Gordon Korman that I've read, and I liked it. I liked the character of Capricorn and I liked the unusual circumstances of his story. I liked the premise of the fish-out-of-water setup with a boy raised on a hippie commune is suddenly dropped into a modern middle school and has to figure it out.
It occurred to me that this story is for young people, but all the references to the hippie commune lifestyle and the '60s and the whole hippie thing is probably so outside their...more
It occurred to me that this story is for young people, but all the references to the hippie commune lifestyle and the '60s and the whole hippie thing is probably so outside their...more
In the past decade, Gordon Korman – creator of the Macdonald Hall series – has also written sports books, adventure books and even a homage to The Great Gatsby.
In Schooled, however, he very successfully returns to the classic Korman humour of I Want to Go Home and Losing Joe’s Place. Thirteen-year-old Cap Anderson (short for Capricorn) is one of the two remaining residents of a 1960s commune, where he lives with his grandmother Rain, isolated from modern commerce, technology and people. But when...more
In Schooled, however, he very successfully returns to the classic Korman humour of I Want to Go Home and Losing Joe’s Place. Thirteen-year-old Cap Anderson (short for Capricorn) is one of the two remaining residents of a 1960s commune, where he lives with his grandmother Rain, isolated from modern commerce, technology and people. But when...more
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 eno...more
Navigating middle school is hard eno...more
I chose to read this book because my friend recommended it to me at my school library. In this book a hippy kid who has been separated from civilization from the day he was born, is immediately put into middle school after fell from a tree and broke her rib. Cap Anderson (hippy kid) has a very hard time adjusting and gets elected school president (which is a "Most nerdiest kid contest" at their school) because he was considered the biggest nerd. Cap soon finds himself to be one of the most popul...more
I chose this book because I started it before but I never got a chance to finish it. This book is about a boy named Cap( short for Capricorn Anderson) who lives with his grandmother(Rain) in a hippie farm. One day, Rain falls from a plum tree and hurts her back. As a result, Cap is forced to experience life at a real school. At first, he doesn't have a clue about what is going on, then he becomes popular and admired in the school. My favorite quote from the book "Schooled" is "Rain always said t...more
I truly enjoy reading Korman's books, especially titles such as: "No More Dead Dogs," "Swindle," "Son of the Mob," and "Born to Rock." "Schooled" was just as excellent and definitely fit the bill of a 5-star Gordon Korman book!
"Schooled" introduces readers to an extremely sheltered 13-year-old boy, Cap. When the story begins, Cap and his grandmother, Rain, live on an isolated farm commune where they live an alternate lifestyle. Cap is not sent to school, he does not watch TV, and he definitely...more
"Schooled" introduces readers to an extremely sheltered 13-year-old boy, Cap. When the story begins, Cap and his grandmother, Rain, live on an isolated farm commune where they live an alternate lifestyle. Cap is not sent to school, he does not watch TV, and he definitely...more
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Capricorn "Cap" Anderson has grown up in a hippie commune, population 2. The commune was started by his grandmother, who had a vision of people living off the land, supporting each other, and not becoming obsessed with material things. Now only Cap and his grandmother remain, until his grandmother falls out a tree and breaks her leg. This accident puts her in the hospital, and thrusts Cap into middle school as an eighth grader at "C-average" Middle School. He's never been to a real school, never...more
When I read this book for the first time I fell in love with it because it was so adventurous and thriling.The book is a bit long but is a great book to read.The book in my opinion is at an intermediate reading level.I read this book when I was about twelve years of old and was well able to understand everything in the book.This would be a great book for people who are very adventurous.There are pro's as well as con's in this book.I would say that a pro from this book is that this book is a grea...more
Gordan Korman has brilliantly brought to life an unlikely hero in this book about a young man who enters school for the first time in his life. He has been raised by his grandmother, a leftover hippi with definite ideas about right and wrong, and homeschooled on a ranch in the middle of nowhere.
It was a really cute, thought-provoking, and utterly hilarious middle grade book! it was enjoyable and I must admit I found myself laughing out loud a lot. I had been told about a year ago by one of my f...more
It was a really cute, thought-provoking, and utterly hilarious middle grade book! it was enjoyable and I must admit I found myself laughing out loud a lot. I had been told about a year ago by one of my f...more
First off, I found it a bit of a grind (however briefly) to remember that each chapter comes from a different character. Not all characters are given the same number of chapters, but then it also becomes doubly enlightening when the same event(s) are referenced in such different ways.
The heart of this story rests on bridging the divide between "Them" and "Us" and is seen through multiple perspectives. One element I really enjoyed was that appearance is not given high rank, nor is it seen as the...more
The heart of this story rests on bridging the divide between "Them" and "Us" and is seen through multiple perspectives. One element I really enjoyed was that appearance is not given high rank, nor is it seen as the...more
I really liked this book. It has a unique storyline and is funny at times. Schooled is about a homeschooled 8th grader named Capricorn Anderson or Cap for short. Cap lives on Garland Farm with his grandmother Rain. It is a community that Rain set up in the 60's because she hated how corrupt society was. Now it is only Rain and Cap that live on the farm. They grow all of their food and make the things they need. The only time Rain uses money is when she has to go out to buy the things that they c...more
If you’re a teen who’s been homeschooled your whole life, what’s it like to start up at the local public school? You can probably guess you’re not going to make a lot a friends right away. You can probably guess it’s going to take a while to uncover the hidden social codes that the other kids seem to be living by. And you can probably guess that homeschooled kid has a pretty emotional history in the first place.
All those things happen in the book Schooled by Gordon Korman. As you read it, you un...more
All those things happen in the book Schooled by Gordon Korman. As you read it, you un...more
This story looks at one outcome of the children raised in communes of the 60s and 70s. Since I was of an age in those decades to at least think about joining a commune, I found the concept of following up on the inhabitants of one fascinating. On the other hand, my teenage granddaughter I read the book with had no such reference--but she had the current middle-school attendee reference. Reading it with her was perfect--we had great discussions all along Cap's journey from commune (actually, only...more
I chose this book, because my friend Colin recommended it to me, he said it was a witty, and creative book, so I should read it. I'm glad I took his advice, because I really enjoyed, "Schooled." This book is about a boy named,"Capicorn", but everyone calls him,"Cap." Cap lives at a place called Garland Farm, which is basically a farm far fetched from society. Cap gets home schooled by his grandmother, Rain, until Rain injures herself, Cap then goes to live with an ex member of Garland Farm, Mr....more
Oct 09, 2012
Erin Mccall
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For this book to be categorized as “realistic fiction” baffles me a little bit. The plot follows Capricorn Anderson who, raised and homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, doesn’t understand the culture or the social cues at his temporary middle school. We get the perspectives of at least six students and two adults, each chapter told by a different person. This exposes the readers to each student’s inner feelings about Cap, and how they shift over a two-month span. Children may enjoy Cap’s inn...more
Schooled
Gordon Korman
208 pages
Schooled is about a boy named Capricorn (Cap) Anderson who is home-schooled by his hippi grandmother named Rain. Since he was little, he lived on a farm commune. He did not know a lot of things that it is obvious for a normal family like us. He is very smart however, he have not done anything that we, normal people, does everyday. He had never been to public schooles, watched a TV, or even tasted a pizza!! Who would not know about these things!? Well, Cap does not....more
Gordon Korman
208 pages
Schooled is about a boy named Capricorn (Cap) Anderson who is home-schooled by his hippi grandmother named Rain. Since he was little, he lived on a farm commune. He did not know a lot of things that it is obvious for a normal family like us. He is very smart however, he have not done anything that we, normal people, does everyday. He had never been to public schooles, watched a TV, or even tasted a pizza!! Who would not know about these things!? Well, Cap does not....more
Capricorn Anderson has lived with his grandmother, Rain, since his parents died in Africa. She has also been his school teacher as he was homeschooled. The two of them have existed outside of the world in the Community, not watching TV, not using a computer or a telephone.
And it's enough, until Rain falls and breaks a hip. Then Cap finds himself living with a social worker (who happens to be a former member of Community, and her openly hostile 16 year-old daughter. Now he's in a regular middle...more
And it's enough, until Rain falls and breaks a hip. Then Cap finds himself living with a social worker (who happens to be a former member of Community, and her openly hostile 16 year-old daughter. Now he's in a regular middle...more
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Korman wrote his first book, "This Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall", when he was 12 years old, for a coach who suddenly found himself teaching 7th grade English. He later took that episode and created a book out of it, as well, in "The Sixth Grade Nickname Game", wherein Mr. Huge was based on that 7th grade teacher.
Korman moved to New York City, where he studied film and film writing. While i...more
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“When we lock things away," he said with conviction, "we're really imprisoning ourselves.”
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“Come on, who saw what happened?"
"I did," I volenteered.
"Well?"
"Buttwipe wanted to know what jerkface was looking at." I turned turned eyes on the bloody and dirt-smeared brawlers. "You were barely 3-inches apart. Couldn't you see that you were both looking at each other?"
The teacher's face reddened. "Who do you think you are? Jerry Seinfeld?"
"You must be confused with another student," I told him. "My name is Capricorn Anderson.”
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"I did," I volenteered.
"Well?"
"Buttwipe wanted to know what jerkface was looking at." I turned turned eyes on the bloody and dirt-smeared brawlers. "You were barely 3-inches apart. Couldn't you see that you were both looking at each other?"
The teacher's face reddened. "Who do you think you are? Jerry Seinfeld?"
"You must be confused with another student," I told him. "My name is Capricorn Anderson.”
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