Name: The Fort
SKU: 54292721
Price: 735.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Gordon Korman
ISBN: 9781338629149

Type

Physical Book

Author

Gordon Korman

Publisher

Scholastic

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.3x14.5x2.5 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9781338629149

Synopsis "The Fort "

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five friends who need to stick together after they set up a hideout in an abandoned bomb shelter and discover that the only way to be true friends is to reveal their secrets and help each other out.The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through the town of Canaan, residents awaken to widespread destruction -- power outages, downed branches, uprooted trees, broken windows and damaged roofs. Four eighth-grade friends -- Evan, Jason, Mitchell, and CJ -- meet to explore the devastation. The tight-knit group is dismayed to find that Evan has brought along a stray -- Ricky, who is new to their town and school, and doesn't have any friends yet.Ricky is the one to find the strange trap door that's appeared 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, complete with electricity, food, and entertainment (in the form of videocassettes). The boys vow to keep the place's existence to themselves.Things soon get tense. Some bad locals keep snooping around. And what started out as a fun place to escape soon becomes a serious refuge for one of the kids who is trying to avoid an abusive home situation. In order to save the shelter, the friends must keep its secret... and in order to save themselves, they're going to have to share their individual secrets, and build the safest place they can.

Gordon Korman

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Gordon Korman is a prolific Canadian writer, known mainly for his youth books, which span genres such as adventure, comedy, and mystery. His career began when he was only twelve years old, publishing his first book, This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall. Since then, he has written over 80 novels, earning the appreciation of young readers for his dynamic plots and memorable characters.

Some of his most notable works include "Restart" (2017), a novel about identity and change, and "The Sons of the Barbarians" (2008). His accessible style and ability to address complex topics with a light and entertaining approach have earned him a wide following.

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