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The Fort

by Gordon Korman

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. What if you found a place that nobody else knew about? The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through their town, Evan, Jason, Mitchell, and C.J. find a total mess outside, with downed branches and uprooted trees everywhere. They know they should stay indoorsâ??but they want to go exploring, even if it means having a new kid, Ricky, tag along. Ricky's the first one to discover a strange trapdoor in the middle of the woodsâ??the door to an old bomb shelter, unearthed by the hurricane. Inside, the boys find a completely intact underground lair, with electricity, food, and even a TV. The boys vow to keep the place a secret. It's theirs now. But some secrets are hard to keep ... especially when adults and older kids are closing in. And what started out as a fun place to escape soon becomes a serious refuge for one of the boys, who is trying to avoid his abusive stepfather. The Fort has become the safest place they haveâ??will they be able to pr… (more)
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Gave kind of Stand by Me vibes. a group fo five guys - four old friends and one new kid - discover a dead rich guy's cold war era bomb shelter. It becomes a haven for them and a secret they strive to protect. All the group take turns telling their story. Each character is developed and portrayed with care. There's an abusive step-dad and a high school aged dangerous creep that the kids have to grapple with as well as figuring out how to care for each other. Characters present white. ( )
  ewyatt | May 12, 2024 |
My son loves Gordon Korman books and this one was great as well. It is a story of a band of boys who are more then friends but a small family and how they struggle through life together learning and helping eachother. It’s deeply emotional and for sensitive kids there is physical abuse in it which could be hard for some to process. My son loved this story and the brotherhood that developed in it. ( )
  hooligansmama | Oct 3, 2023 |
Evan, Jason, Mitchell, CJ and Ricky are in the woods after a huge storm when they discover something that has been uncovered by the extreme winds. They decide to keep it a secret and enjoy it themselves, but the pressure of a secret like this builds, and becomes more dangerous than they expected. Excellent realistic fiction about friendship and families. ( )
  kamlibrarian | Dec 23, 2022 |
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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. What if you found a place that nobody else knew about? The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through their town, Evan, Jason, Mitchell, and C.J. find a total mess outside, with downed branches and uprooted trees everywhere. They know they should stay indoorsâ??but they want to go exploring, even if it means having a new kid, Ricky, tag along. Ricky's the first one to discover a strange trapdoor in the middle of the woodsâ??the door to an old bomb shelter, unearthed by the hurricane. Inside, the boys find a completely intact underground lair, with electricity, food, and even a TV. The boys vow to keep the place a secret. It's theirs now. But some secrets are hard to keep ... especially when adults and older kids are closing in. And what started out as a fun place to escape soon becomes a serious refuge for one of the boys, who is trying to avoid his abusive stepfather. The Fort has become the safest place they haveâ??will they be able to pr

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