Whatshisface

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When 12 year old Cooper Vega moves for the third time in five years, he receives a state of the art smartphone to help him stay in touch with old friends He s had phones before, but this one is buggy and unpredictable When a boy named Roderick Northrop communicates with him through the phone, Cooper realizes that his phone isn t buggy at all the thing is haunted Best Download [ Whatshisface ] By [ Gordon Korman ] – kino-fada.fr E ARC from Edelweiss PlusCooper Vega is used to moving a lot with his parents jobs, but it still gets old being what s his face At his newest school, he manages to run afoul of Brock, the popular, jerk face jock He has a pleasant interaction with Jolie, who is also popular and absolutely addicted to extreme sports The town, Stratford, is greatly influenced by the wealthy Mr Wulfson, who is a Shakespeare aficionado and collector of Shakespearean artifacts Because of this, the middle schoo E ARC from Edelweiss PlusCooper Vega is used to moving a lot with his parents jobs, but it still gets old being what s his face At his newest school, he manages to run afoul of Brock, the popular, jerk face jock He has a pleasant interaction with Jolie, who is also popular and absolutely addicted to extreme sports The town, Stratford, is greatly influenced by the wealthy Mr Wulfson, who is a Shakespeare aficionado and collector of Shakespearean artifacts Because of this, the middle school always puts on a play, and this year Romeo and Juliet is in line for porduction Of course, Brock is cast as Ro...Whatshisface is not a realistic fiction novel with a life lesson like Restart, not a kid detective book like Korman s Swindle series nor is it the action adventure of of The Island or On the Run It does have a few similarities to Slacker middle grade main character with a school related problem plus a bit of humor But that s where the similarities end In this book, seventh grader Cooper Vega is at yet another new school trying to fit in and find friends Unfortunately, he is dubbed Whatshisfa Whatshisface is not a realistic fiction novel with a life lesson like Restart, not a kid detective book like Korman s Swindle series nor is it the action adventure of of The Island or On the Run It does have a few similarities to Slacker middle grade main character with a school related problem plus a bit of humor But that s where the similarities end In this book, seventh grader Cooper Vega is at yet another new school trying to fit in and find friends Unfortunately, he is dubbed Whatshisface by an overbearing, but popul...5 for WHATSHISFACE by gordonkorman thanks to scholasticbooks for the review copy I will be sharing my ARC with kidlitexchange to getreviews This book is out May 8 _ _ _ _ _ Cooper Vega moves a lot and at his new school he s just whatshisface to his peers His parents get him a fancy new cell phone as a bribe, but it immediately starts malfunctioning In fact, it seems there s a person trapped in his phonewho turns out ...I like a lot of Korman s books, but this one Meh He writes realistic fiction very well, and he tries here, but the ghost haunting the phone just doesn t work The Shakespeare written by a lovesick kid angle doesn t feel right The whole thing is just off.Minor work by a major author.What started out as a realistic read turned out to be a really funny twist on technology of our times Loved itThis review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here This was an excellent book And I can see where others would think it hokey, but I felt truly connected to all of the characters in this book When Roddy disappeared after finally fulfilling his purpose, I felt as ...I am a big fan of Gordon Korman s Swindle Series and Restart so I was definitely going to read this anyway I will preface this by saying I was an English major and love Shakespeare I am indifferent as to the controversy of whether he actually wrote the plays or not but I thought Korman did a convincing job about Roddy actually being the playwright I LOVED this book I loved the flowery Elizabethan language and enjoyed Korman s creative use of the words and the wonderful insults I was also gl I am a big fan of Gordon Korman s Swindle Series and Restart so I was definitely going to read this anyway I will preface this by saying I was an English major and love Shakespeare I am indifferent as to the controversy of whether he actually wrote the plays or not but I thought Korman did a convincing job about Roddy actually being the playwright I LOVED this book I loved the flowery Elizabethan language and enjoyed Korman s creative use of the words and the wonderful insults I was also glad that although it took longer than I thought it should have he explains wherefore does not mean where but why I didn t even learn that until I was prepping to ta...My name is Cooper, and my cellphone is being haunted by a young boy named Roddy from the year 1596 My new school is presenting Romeo and Juliet, but Roddy says Shakespeare stole the script from a play he wrote I have an idea to right this wrong, but it involves the town s billionaire Plus, Jolie is the only one at school who knows my name, and she s co starring in the play with the biggest jerk in seventh grade Roddy s giving me advice on how to talk to her, but he doesn t fully understand k My name is Cooper, and my cellphone is being haunted by a young boy named Roddy from the year 1596 My new school is presenting Romeo and Juliet, but Roddy says Shakespeare stole the script from a play he wrote I have an idea to right this wrong, but it involves the town s billionaire Plus, Jolie is the only one at school who knows my name, and she s co starring in the play with the biggest jerk in seventh grade Roddy s giving me advice on how to talk to her, but he doesn t fully understand kids today I can t speak old English to her, and Roddy s embarrassed methan once I m now known as the kid who made the school smell like rotten eggs Roddy s discovered how to escape the phone by himself, and I m worried about the new trouble he ll create for me.You can usually rely on Korman to write entertaining stories The majority of the plot is about Cooper s efforts to gain Jolie s favor, as she is free spirited with a love for thrills and adventure That description ...Gordon Korman s latest story is pure fun from beginning to end, a wholly original and hilarious tale of time travel and stolen identity that middle grades readers will love Cooper Vega is a 7th grade military brat who suffers from anonymity because of his family s constant moves When his parents gift him with a new top of the line smartphone, it glitches like crazy until Cooper discovers the source of the glitch the phone is somehow possessed by the ghost of a 16th century preteen named Roder Gordon Korman s latest story is pure fun from beginning to end, a wholly original and hilarious tale of time travel and stolen identity that middle grades readers will love Cooper Vega is a 7th grade ...Thank you kidlitexchange partner for providing me with a copy of this book All opinions are my own 5 stars for this middle grade read I have enjoyed many books by gordonkorman as have my students, so I was excited to check this new one out Cooper Vega is the new kid at school yet again and quickly becomes what s his face , as the most popular kid, Brock could care less about his existence Cooper s parents buy him the new techie phone as a consolation for moving again Something se Thank you kidlitexchange partner for providing me with a copy of this book All opinions are my own 5 stars for this middle grade read I have enjoyed many books by gordonkorman as have my students, so I was excited to check this new one out Cooper Veg...

Whatshisface
  • English
  • 19 August 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 240 pages
  • 133820016X
  • Gordon Korman
  • Whatshisface