![]() ![]() (Unfortunately, they will probably most identify with the bully, Zach.) Also, some of the pop culture references are dated even though the book is only a few years old: The students play a tape instead of a CD or ipod at their school gathering, and Tom Cruise is mentioned as the hot actor of the day. However, the average 8th grader will not have enough background knowledge to understand the Hippie philosophy that Cap has grown up with. I think reluctant readers will be drawn to this because of the very short chapters and the differing viewpoints. However, his social ineptness ends up working in his favor, and before long the entire student hierarchy is turned upside-down. Cap knows nothing about the social structure of school, and is totally unprepared for the cruel jokes played on him. ![]() When Rain is seriously injured and taken to the hospital, Cap ends up living with a social worker and attending the local middle school. He's never met anyone his own age and he's been sheltered from the "evils" of the outside world. ![]() Schooled is the story of Capricorn Anderson, a teenager who grew up on a Hippie compound run by his grandmother, Rain. ![]()
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