The fort / Gordon Korman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338629149 :
- ISBN: 133862914X :
- Physical Description: 239 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2022.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Hanover Libraries.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Howe Library | J KOR | 31254003792997 | Children's chapter books | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
The Fort
Kirkus Reviews
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A gaggle of eighth graders find the coolest clubhouse ever. Fulfilling the fantasies of anyone who's ever constructed a fort in their bedroom or elsewhere, Korman hands his five middle schoolers a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath Jaeger Devlin? The challenge is tougher still when everyone in the central cast is saddled with something: C.J. struggles to hide injuries inflicted by the unstable stepdad his likewise abused mother persists in enabling; Jason is both caught in the middle of a vicious divorce and unable to stand up to his controlling girlfriend; Evan is not only abandoned by drug-abusing parents, but sees his big brother going to the bad thanks to Jaeger's influence; Mitchell struggles with OCD--fueled anxieties and superstitions; and so forth. How to keep a story overtaxed with issues and conflicts from turning into a dreary slog? Spoiler alert: Neither the author nor his characters ultimately prove equal to the challenge. With the possible exception of Ricky Molina, one of the multiple narrators, everyone seems to be White. A terrific premise buried beneath problem-novel tropes. (resources, author's note) (Fiction. 11-13) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.