Kids, students, and life-long readers,
One of my favorite authors, Gordon Korman, is back with a realistic fiction novel entitled, Slacker. Cameron is a 7th grade boy that has one love in his life - video games. This slacker's life revolves around nothing but any type of electronic game from Clash of Clans to Rule the World. But all this is about to change when his love of video games causes a fire in their house and broken down door. His parents have had enough and it is time for Cameron to break out and interact more with real kids. Cameron has to join an extra-curricular club.
No problem for our main character and his two friends who create a fake school club to keep Mom and Dad happy. And that is where the dominos start to fall. The author introduces more and more characters who are tied to this fake club, and before Cameron knows what is happening, this fake club has a guidance counselor and a growing member list. With no way to stop it PAG - Positive Action Group - starts to make a difference in the dying community but enemies start to arise that want to halt PAG's success and reveal Cameron for the slacker he is.
The chapters in this book will switch between many different characters, giving you many different viewpoints and opinions during the plot. Just because this is a Realistic Fiction doesn't mean there aren't many questions that need answering and even some surprises at the end.
AUTHOR: Gordon Korman
GENRE: Realistic Fiction, Humor
GRADE LEVEL: 5-7
