Dork on the Run

Dork

by Carol Gorman

Here at his new school, with his new friends, Jerry Flack is shedding his former dorky image and feeling better about himself -- almost normal, even. So when he first thinks about running for class president, it seems like a great idea. But before Jerry can even decide to run, he discovers that he already has an someone willing to do almost anything to convince the whole class that no one wants a dork for president. How can Jerry run for president if it means risking a return to the depths of dorkdom?

Genres: Realistic Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Carol Gorman is an Iowa-born writer of over 40 published books. She spent 17 years teaching in middle-school, high-school, and college classes. Her writing time has been devoted to creating mystery and suspense novels for children.

She originally aspired to be an actress, and while studying at the University of Iowa, was cast in the lead of both West Side Story and Peter Pan. In the 1980s, Carol married writer Edward Gorman, who inspired her to write. She conducts writers’ workshops at elementarys, middle schools and high schools, and enjoys talking to students about writing and publishing.

Reviews

[Beth Huffman]

This book allow students who feel they are a dork actually relate to someone, even if it is a made up book. I really feel this might help a child's self esteem. It talks about all the famous dorks and they are people who have really succeeded. This book does make "cool kids" look bad, but most children will know that all "cool kids" are not as mean as Gabe, the antagonist in the novel.

[Sam Steger]

it sucked

[Jardley]

By the middle I was ready to give Dork on the Run four stars. Then flaws made itself present and much of the scenes I became irritated with. His first grade little sister doesn't really come off as a person of her age, rather her attitude, and mannerisms are that of a pre-teen. I had trouble believing much of her speech would come from a six year old. With Brenda, Jerry's sort of girlfriend, I couldnt understand why she did all these things for him, Jerry never really had to lay a finger regarding anything. She took care of everything surrounding everything and it it was getting to me. Same with Zoey, a new girl whose status runs high because of the mystery and nonchalant ways about her, always tells Jerry of Gabe's new schemes on him. I wondered what was the meaning of her presence other than for that and maybe changing Cinnamon's view of Jerry at the end.
Not sure if I'd recommend it now to pre-adolescents. As just the first and mostly the middle were great. I give it a high 3.

[George]

Dork on the Run By
Carol Gorman. This book is about a dorky kid that is running for president.Jerry is new to this school and he want to level up his reputation so he ran for grade six president but Gabe(a popular guy) ran to be the president, this will be the greatest challenge of Jerry's life; how do you think will win, find it out by reading this book.

The best thing about this book is the character Jerry, one time it was the election Gabe ambushed Jerry with a scissors and cut his hair. Although after every thing Gabe did to Jerry, Jerry would not get revenge.

The theme was the popularity don't always win, it's because Jerry was on the bottom of the popularity scale but he rises form there to the middle and he don't give although he was tortured.

[Homer Simpson]

I liked this book because it was funny and engaging. this book is the sequel to dork in disguise where jerry who was a dork in his old school tries as hard as he can to fit in with the cool kids. In dork on the run jerry is running for president, but his archenemy, gabe marshall (the coolest kid in school) will do anything to make him look like a dork again.

[Kaytee]

I thought this book was pretty interesting. It really shows how means kids can be to their classmates. I learned that in order to face a bully we need to be strong with what we believe and how to deal with certain situations.

[Courteney lamontagne]

i like this book it is slow at the begining then it goes int o a decent back ground

[Laralee]

I'm reading this as part of my volunteer work with In2Books. They match adults and children in a monitored e-pal relationship where they talk about books and read them together.

[Rina Fulcher]

Read as part of in2books.com, which is an ePenPal program

[Sarah Tilatitsky]

This is downright hilarious! I can't blame him, though for trying not to run for president and having a bad previous life in school.

[Tyler]

so hilarious. love the adakio or whatever

[M&rcu$ #u+chin$]

I don't know. I've never read it before.

[Priya Shah]

This book is totally awesome!!!

[Nana]

This was really good but i HATE the antagonists they r so horrible!

[B]

Reading with my Pen Pal through the In2Books program.