Don't Care High
by Gordon Korman
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"Don't Care High: It's more than a nickname, it's a concept." At Don Carey High School, school spirit is so, non-existent that nobody even noticed, when a highway on-ramp was, built over the football field. But, new students Paul and Sheldon have a plan, to wake the school up, and Don't Care High, will never be the same. Totally off-the-wall, but always good-natured, this hysterically funny book is not, to be missed.Tags
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I happened across this book a long time ago by sheer chance, and I was not disappointed. It's pretty amusing if exaggerated about high-school life and how one guy tries to get the other kids motivated for their school. There's some colorful characters and amusing bits in here, it's a light and refreshing read even if it might now be dated. :P Old school FTW.
I've read this book every year since I stole it from my 8th grade English teacher's community bookshelf. Don't Care High never loses its charm.
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Gordon Korman was born in Montreal, Canada on October 23, 1963. When his 7th-grade English teacher told the class they could have 45 minutes a day for four months to work on a story of their choice, Korman began This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall. He was also the class monitor for the Scholastic TAB Book Club, so he sent his novel to the show more address on the TAB flyer, and a few days after his 14th birthday, he had a book contract with Scholastic. By the time he graduated from high school, he had published five other novels and several articles for Canadian newspapers. He received a BFA degree from New York University with a major in Dramatic Writing and a minor in Film and TV. He has written over 75 books for children and young adults including the Swindle series, The Juvie Three, and two books of poetry written by the fictional character Jeremy Bloom. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1985
- People/Characters
- Paul Abram; Shelton Pryor; Mike Otis
- Epigraph
- There are a lot of things at this school I don't understand. - Mike Otis
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Children's Books, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 582 — Natural sciences & mathematics Plants (Botany) Plants noted for specific vegetative characteristics and flowers
- LCC
- PZ7 .K8369 .D — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (4.19)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 1
