Jake Reinvented - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439969336 ISBN 13: 9780439969338

Synopsis

There is a mysterious new student at F. Scott Fitzgerald High. Jake Garrett looks like he's stepped out of a J. Crew ad, he's the best long-snapper the football team has ever had, and he hosts the party every Friday night.
All the guys want to be like him, and all the girls want to date him, but Jake only has eyes for Didi, the girlfriend of quarterback Todd Buckley.
Rick Paradis, kicker and back-up QB, tries to stay out of the drama, but that's easier said than done at Fitzgerald High, especially once he gets to know Jake. But it turns out nobody knows the real Jake, and when his secret comes out, his perfectly crafted world might come tumbling down.
In this modernization of The Great Gatsby, beloved author Gordon Korman provides a new look at age-old truths about the desire for popularity and acceptance, and the darker side of human nature.
"A compelling investigation of the transience of charisma and the flimsy underpinnings of popularity."

-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Korman's reworking of The Great Gatsby places theaction in a modern framework, which makes it more recognizable for today'sreaders and may lead them to the classic. Teens will find deeper issues toconsider about popularity, being true to one's self, and taking responsibilityfor one's actions as they relate to the setting and characters."

-Booklist

About this title

Review

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE
An ALSCA Notable Book, 2009

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB
An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

"A compelling investigation of the transience of charisma and the flimsy underpinnings of popularity."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK
"Laugh-out-loud funny, honest, hot and sweet."

--Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK
* "This one . . . has the goods to go platinum."

--Publishers Weekly, starred review

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB
"Funny and unexpectedly affecting."

--Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB
"[An] expertly plotted escapade."

--Booklist

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB
"A fast-paced, tightly focused story."

--The Horn Book

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE
* "[T]hese kids are living minute to minute, where one false step may haunt them forever. . . . [B]e prepared for high demand."

--Booklist, starred review

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK
* "Another wild, funny adventure from Korman, who knows how to please his YA audience."

--Kliatt, starred review

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE
"This novel is signature Korman."

--School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK

"Laugh-out-loud funny, honest, hot and sweet."

--Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK

* "This one . . . has the goods to go platinum."

--Publishers Weekly, starred review

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB

"Funny and unexpectedly affecting."

--Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB

"[An] expertly plotted escapade."

--Booklist

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB

"A fast-paced, tightly focused story."

--The Horn Book

PRAISE FOR SON OF THE MOB

An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE

* "[T]hese kids are living minute to minute, where one false step may haunt them forever. . . . [B]e prepared for high demand."

--Booklist, starred review

PRAISE FOR BORN TO ROCK

* "Another wild, funny adventure from Korman, who knows how to please his YA audience."

--Kliatt, starred review

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE

An ALSCA Notable Book, 2009

PRAISE FOR THE JUVIE THREE

"This novel is signature Korman."

--School Library Journal

About the Author

Gordon Korman has written more than eighty novels for young adult and middle-grade readers, including Schooled; Son of the Mob; No More Dead Dogs; The 6th Grade Nickname Game; Born to Rock; and The Juvie Three. He lives with his family on Long Island.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439969336
• ISBN 13: 9780439969338
• Binding: Hardcover