King Dork by Frank Portman

CITATION: Portman, F. (2006). King dork. New York: Delacorte Press.

IDENTIFYING #: ISBN 9780385734509

CLASSIFICATION: FICTION

GENRE: REALISTIC FICTION

CALL #: FIC PORTMAN

RECOMMENDED AGE/INTEREST LEVEL: YOUNG ADULT

RATING:4

Annotation: Self-proclaimed "King Dork", Tom Henderson navigates his way through the social minefields of high school.

Summary: Tom Henderson is a witty, music-loving, high school loser who HATES high school. He spends most of his school days trying not to get his you-know-what kicked, and attempting to avoid humiliation. He's reading Catcher in the Rye in school, and oddly enough, finds his dead father's copy, which sets a wacky series of events and discoveries in motion.

Notes: I thought this book was a riot, just because of the way Tom Henderson talks. If you appreciate sarcasm, this book doesn't have any. Just kidding, it's filled with it. Although I really enjoyed this book, it's not for everyone. The story is pretty long and involved, and unless you're totally entertained as I was, by the writing style itself, it kind of rambles. However, if you're one of the students that's had Catcher in the Rye assigned to you by your junior English teacher, and you're a pretty avid reader, you might get a kick out of this story.