Schooled
by Gordon Korman
★ Top 25 book of 2007 · #17 on Best Books of 2007
Thirteen-year-old Anderson has been raised at home by his hippie grandmother, Rain, and has never watched television or tried pizza. When she is injured, he lands in foster care and faces the prospect of regular school.
Best for: Middle-grade readers who enjoy quirky humor about an outsider starting school
Schooled is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2007, out of 53 2007 books that cleared our data bar.
What Schooled is about
Cap Anderson has spent his whole life on Garland Farm, a remote commune with no phone service, raised by his hippie grandmother, Rain. When Rain is injured and needs two months of physical therapy, Cap goes to live with a social worker and is dropped into eighth grade at Claverage Middle School. Cap finds himself completely unfamiliar with most social situations and modern inconveniences.
The school's bully, Zach Powers, sees an opportunity. He sets Cap up as the most unpopular student to be elected class president, then plans to pile impossible demands on him. Cap makes a friend in Hugh, a geeky outcast, while Naomi's fake love letters add a complication of their own. Told in first person, with a different narrator in each chapter, the novel is a light, satirical comedy about popularity, fitting in and staying true to yourself.
Schooled on the Best Books of 2007
Schooled came out in 2007. Of the 53 books first published in 2007 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #17 on our Best Books of 2007 list.
Why it made the list: 315 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (16 ratings); 27 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2007 list
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, #15
- Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult, #16
- Burned Ellen Hopkins, #18
- The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein, #19
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More years: Best Books of 2006 Best Books of 2008.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 268 want to read it, 27 are reading it now and 20 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 16 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 66 | 55% |
| Reader love | 30 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 77 | 20% |
Questions about Schooled
When was Schooled published?
Schooled by Gordon Korman was first published in 2007.
Was Schooled one of the best books of 2007?
Schooled is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2007, out of 53 2007 books that cleared our data bar. 315 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (16 ratings); 27 are reading it right now.
Why is Schooled on the Best Books of 2007 list?
315 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (16 ratings); 27 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2007
- Dog Days Jeff Kinney, #1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling, #2
- The Titan's Curse Rick Riordan, #3
- A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini, #4
- Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, #5
- The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, #6
See the full Best Books of 2007, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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