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The fort / Gordon Korman.

Korman, Gordon, (author.).

Summary:

The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through their town, Evan, Jason, Mitchell, and C.J. find a total mess outside, with downed branches and uprooted trees everywhere. They know they should stay indoors -- but they want to go exploring, even if it means having a new kid, Ricky, tag along. Ricky's the first one to discover a strange trapdoor in the middle of the woods -- the door to an old bomb shelter, unearthed by the hurricane. Inside, the boys find a completely intact underground lair, with electricity, food, and even a TV. The boys vow to keep the place a secret. It's there's now. But some secrets are hard to keep . . . especially when adults and older kids are closing in. And what started out as a fun place to escape soon becomes a serious refuge for one of the boys, who is trying to avoid his abusive step-father. The Fort has become the safest place they have -- will they be able to protect it? -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781338629149
  • ISBN: 133862914X
  • ISBN: \
  • ISBN: 9781338867459
  • Physical Description: 239 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
8-12 years
740L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5 9 516061.
Awards Note:
Truman Readers Award nominee, 2024-2025

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Genre: Domestic fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 53 of 69 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.

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  • 4 current holds with 69 total copies.
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The Fort

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A gaggle of eighth graders find the coolest clubhouse ever. Fulfilling the fantasies of anyone who's ever constructed a fort in their bedroom or elsewhere, Korman hands his five middle schoolers a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath Jaeger Devlin? The challenge is tougher still when everyone in the central cast is saddled with something: C.J. struggles to hide injuries inflicted by the unstable stepdad his likewise abused mother persists in enabling; Jason is both caught in the middle of a vicious divorce and unable to stand up to his controlling girlfriend; Evan is not only abandoned by drug-abusing parents, but sees his big brother going to the bad thanks to Jaeger's influence; Mitchell struggles with OCD--fueled anxieties and superstitions; and so forth. How to keep a story overtaxed with issues and conflicts from turning into a dreary slog? Spoiler alert: Neither the author nor his characters ultimately prove equal to the challenge. With the possible exception of Ricky Molina, one of the multiple narrators, everyone seems to be White. A terrific premise buried beneath problem-novel tropes. (resources, author's note) (Fiction. 11-13) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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