Monday, March 8, 2021

Unplugged

 

In this latest from Gordon Korman, author of Unteachables and Restart among many others, we meet Jett.  He is the son of a tech billionaire and is spoiled rotten.  He has gotten into some troubles with his entitlement and lack of control, so his dad enrolls him in a summer camp in Arkansas.  There he has to forfeit all electronics, go to yoga class, and eat vegetarian foods.  People are nuts about this place.  He can't figure out why.  Needless to say, he is not happy.  However, in true Jett fashion, he rebels and hijacks a boat to head downstream to the nearest town to buy candy and burgers.  However, on his way there, he spies a mansion and starts to wonder who lives there.  In his investigation, he stumbles on a secret that threatens not only the camp and its members, but the town as well.  I enjoyed his growth as a character.  It is a perfect mystery for upper elementary school.  (FIC KOR)

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