A Note from the Author!

Last year we read SCHOOLED for our BOOKAPALOOZA read, this year we will be reading.......watch for details!

To the readers of Pine Grove Middle School:

I'm so psyched that you've chosen SCHOOLED for Bookapalooza!

I was only six when the sixties ended, so I don’t have any memories of hippie culture myself. But in researching that time for SCHOOLED, I feel as if I got “inside the Day-Glo.” I saw that a lot of that world was weird and sometimes silly – it certainly provided me with a whole lot of opportunities for humor. But beyond the jokes, beyond the craziness, I realized that the much of the hippie idea – the principles, if not always the reality – was genuinely good. We could learn a few things from what hippies tried to do in back in the 60’s, just as the students of C Average Middle School learn from Cap Anderson.

In the spirit of Capricorn Anderson, I wish I could come to Pine Grove and individually thank by name everybody who participates in Bookapalooza, but I guess that’s just not possible. I’ll be there in spirit, though – in virtual tie-dye, corn-husk sandals, peace signs.

I hope you enjoy SCHOOLED!

Gordon Korman