{"product_id":"old-school-9780063238152","title":"Old School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the  \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e  bestselling author of  \u003cem\u003eThe Unteachables\u003c\/em\u003e  comes a hilarious story about a boy who is homeschooled in his grandmother’s retirement community…until he is forced to go to public school.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDexter Foreman is twelve going on eighty. He has lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result he gets along better with senior citizens than kids his own age. He's homeschooled by the residents up until the day the county’s truancy officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to a “real” school, to the local middle school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt school, Dex sticks out like a sore thumb. He dresses like a grandpa (and can be just as cranky). His taste in movies and music is decades out of date. Only a few students—like Gianna Greco, a reporter at the school’s newspaper—find him intriguing. For most, he is either a weirdo or a target.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDexter would do anything to return to his old life at The Pines. But when his wish finally seems to be coming true, his old and new worlds collide in a way that surprises everyone—Dexter most of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s):\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon Korman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\/8\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize \/ Weight:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.4 lb Wt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063238152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGordon Korman\u003c\/strong\u003e published his first book at age fourteen and since then has written more than one hundred middle grade and teen novels. Favorites include the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eUngifted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSupergifted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Superteacher Project\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Unteachables\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePop\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNotorious\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnplugged\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOperation Do-Over\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlugfest\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Masterminds series. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. You can visit him online at gordonkorman.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60206558707998,"sku":"9780063238152","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/4247\/3502\/files\/9780063238152.jpg?v=1791496168","url":"https:\/\/i55bookfairs.com\/products\/old-school-9780063238152","provider":"I55 Book Fairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}