Pop Contributor(s): Korman, Gordon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061742619 ISBN-13: 9780061742613 Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Football - Young Adult Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 740 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 131873 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pop delivers suspense, humor, sports action, and a compelling look at the damage those pops in football can cause Gordon Korman's books appeal to a wide range of kids and adults and can pull in even reluctant readers. Share Pop in your home or classroom; sports fans in particular won't be able to put it down. When Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, he doesn't know a soul. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up a friendship with a man named Charlie, the best football player Marcus has ever seen. He can't believe his good luck when he finds out that Charlie is Charlie Popovich, or the King of Pop, as he'd been nicknamed during his career as an NFL linebacker. Charlie turns out to be a prankster, and his actions get Marcus in trouble. He's also the father of the quarterback at Marcus's new school--who leads the team in icing out the new kid. The story of a good kid's struggle to land on his feet in a new town after his parents split up combines with compelling sports action and even some romance in Gordon Korman's Pop. |
Contributor Bio(s): Korman, Gordon: - Gordon Korman published his first book at age fourteen and since then has written more than ninety middle grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times bestselling Ungifted, Supergifted, The Unteachables, Pop, Schooled, and the Masterminds series. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. You can visit him online at www.gordonkorman.com. |