Alex R's review
King Dork
by Frank Portman
Alex R's review
King Dork by Frank Portman
Alex R's review
rating:
recommended for: all the nerds in the world.. and their fantasy bands.
Though the title may seem a little odd, I enjoyed this book quite a lot. It is about a boy named Tom Henderson who finds some of his deceased father's old books, one of them being Catcher in the Rye, and finds secret messages in some of them. He decides to try to decode them and find out more about his father. He is an outsider, and has to deal with the daily life of high school, from being bullied to being put on the Dud List by the popular girls. His only friend is Sam, whom which he creates fantasy band names and songs.
I personally love how the main character, Tom "Chi-Mo" Henderson, reacts to certain problems, such as having to write an apology letter to a rather "vuluptuous" girl, or having to deal with the creepy associate principal. I thought this book was fun to read and written rather well. The only thing that I can complain about is the ending, which seemed rather abrupt. Other than that, I thought this book was quite a "good read".
I personally love how the main character, Tom "Chi-Mo" Henderson, reacts to certain problems, such as having to write an apology letter to a rather "vuluptuous" girl, or having to deal with the creepy associate principal. I thought this book was fun to read and written rather well. The only thing that I can complain about is the ending, which seemed rather abrupt. Other than that, I thought this book was quite a "good read".
