A review by bookinit_ashley
Unplugged by Gordon Korman

4.0

I absolutely adored this cute middle grade book! It had some deeper meaningful themes that I think will be great for kids of all ages to read about. It all starts at a health and wellness camp called Oasis, where there is no internet, phones or computers allowed, all the food is vegetarian, and there are daily meditation exercises. It revolves around a spoiled rich kid, Jett, and the friends he makes at the camp. None of them are initially friends but bonded over finding and taking care of a lizard they find and deem unable to survive in the wilderness alone. I LOVED the determination the kids had for taking care of Needles the lizard and trying to find out what he eats, without having their phones or internet access to know what type of lizard he was. This was VERY entertaining to me personally as a reptile lover and owner. Jett discovers some things that just didn't add up at the camp and tries to piece together the mystery. I loved the story, characters and message of this book overall and think people of all ages would enjoy this as its not overly childish. It really kept me entertained. I definitely would have liked to see some more character development but overall I give this a 4.5. It was a light fun read that was much needed!

Thanks so much to netgalley and publishers for letting me review this book!