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shighley 's review for:
The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman
Thank you to Edelweiss for an advanced copy of this book. I really enjoyed it! There are aspects of this that appeal to both students and adults who are tired of some of the shams exaggerated here. Calling one character "Jake Terranova" who was part of a cheating scandal, the "Goodbunnies" that the students call rabbit-butts, and the superintendent who is over the top-- or is he?
Sure, much of this is implausible, but what matters is that it is fun! I could see reluctant readers eating this up, and any educator reading this will nod their head at some of the things Korman satirizes. I really liked that helping students become readers was an important part of the transformation. And, the anagrams that Korman made were very clever!
Sure, much of this is implausible, but what matters is that it is fun! I could see reluctant readers eating this up, and any educator reading this will nod their head at some of the things Korman satirizes. I really liked that helping students become readers was an important part of the transformation. And, the anagrams that Korman made were very clever!