Old School
Written by Gordon Korman
Published by Scholastic Canada Ltd.
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Dexter is twelve years old and lives at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother. He’s been home-schooled by the residents since he was six – until the day the truant officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to the local public school.
Dex does not fit in at middle school. He gets along better with senior citizens than he does kids his own age. He dresses like a grandpa and his taste in movies and music is decades out of date. Only a few students—like Gianna Greco, a reporter at the school’s newspaper looking for a bit story — want to talk to him. For most, he is a weirdo . . . or a target.
Dexter would do anything to get out of middle school and go back to his old life at The Pines. But when his wish finally seems to be coming true, his old and new worlds collide in a way that surprises everyone—and Dexter most of all.
GORDON KORMAN
Gordon Korman is the #1 NY Times bestselling author of more than 100 books for kids and young adults, most recently OLD SCHOOL and FAKER. His writing career began at the age of twelve when his grade 7 English assignment became his first published novel.
Now, four decades later, he is a full-time writer and speaker, with over forty million copies of his novels in print in thirty-three languages. Each year he travels extensively, visiting schools and libraries, bringing his trademark humor and adventure styles to readers everywhere.
A native Montrealer, Gordon grew up in the Toronto area, and now lives in Long Island, New York.
