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Scholastic Canada Ltd.
ISBN 0-439-95789-3 PBK
224 pages
Ages 12 and up
5” x 7 ¾”

by Gordon Korman

There’s a mysterious new student at F. Scott Fitzgerald High, Jake Garrett – and he seems to have it all figured out. All the guys want to be him, and all the girls want to date him, but Jake only has eyes for Didi, the gorgeous and totally unavailable girlfriend of alpha male and quarterback Todd Buckley. Through Jake’s friend, Rick, readers get to know Jake, and eventually fear for him as they learn Jake’s secret.


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Excerpt from JAKE, REINVENTED
by Gordon Korman

“Jake’s nothing but a phony,” Todd argued. “All the clothes, the parties, the ‘Hey, baby’—that’s not Jake. At the recruiting seminar I talked to some guys from McKinley—"

I cut him off. “I don’t care how he was at McKinley. I only know Jake now—a friend.”

“But it’s a lie!” I’d never seen our quarterback so outraged. “He put one over on every kid at Fitz, me included! I was as fooled as the rest of you guys!”

If I hadn’t been so agitated, I would have laughed right in his face. I mean, it was pretty much out in the open that his girlfriend had been cheating on him. and what did he choose to single out as the key injustice in the whole business? The fact that an outsider had broken the commandment against being as happening and popular as Todd Buckley.

“Look, I understand you’re mad at the guy, “I reasoned. “I would be too if I were you. But Nelson’s a live grenade looking for a place to go off. We’ve got to find a way to call him back before somebody winds up in the hospital.”

Todd shrugged. “Not my problem.”

“It is your problem,” I insisted. “Jake never touched Melissa. You did.”

“And Nelson’s never going to find out about that, right Rick?”

“Don’t push me,” I warned. “If it comes down to you or Jake, I choose Jake. I’ll rat you out.”

“He’s got you brainwashed! Just like Didi!”

“There’s brainwashing here, all right,” I shot back. “But it’s not coming from Jake’ it’s coming from you. Everybody around here thinks you’re something more than a third-rate quarterback at a third-rate school. And you’re not! If I feed you to Nelson, the sun will still rise tomorrow.”

He was choked with shock and rage. Nobody talked to Todd like this. “Not for you,” he seethed, and stormed out of the locker room.

I knew exactly what he meant. To take sides with Jake against Todd Buckley would be a hanging offense at Fitz. I’d be an instant outcast.

A high-school leper.

From Jake, Reinvented. Copyright © by Gordon Korman.

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"Wow, totally blew me away. Not for elementary kids only for, like, junior high kids." Bryan D., Age 13, U.S.A, Rating: 10 "This was one of the best books I have ever read. There are some areas that get very intense, but this book takes the view of a new kid who just moved here and has all these crazy parties. You can truly relate to this book." Jade B., Age 14, Rating: 9 "I thought this book was AWESOME, even though the ending was kind of sad and heart wrenching." Kat S., Age 13, U.S.A., Rating: 9 "This book is based on the classic novel The Great Gatsby. It’s a really great book that shows what people, especially high school kids, go through to be "recognized" by the "popular kids." I believe that this is a pretty good roadway for kids to eventually read the actual novel by Fitzgerald. Overall it was really good!" Mary K., Age 14, U.S.A., Rating: 8

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