Pop (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061742286)

Pop delivers suspense, humor, sports action, and a compelling look at the damage those "pop"s 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.

Author: Gordon Korman
ISBN-10: 0061742287
ISBN-13: 9780061742286
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Language: English
Published: 08/25/2009
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.66w x 0.95d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 131873 / Pop

Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2009 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2009
Booklist 09/01/2009 pg. 105
Publishers Weekly 09/21/2009 pg. 59
School Library Journal 11/01/2009 pg. 113
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2010 - Book Of Special Distinction
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2011 pg. 124
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory