Dork In Disguise

By Jenni-Rose

Dork In Disguise

• Author: Carol Gorman• Genre: Fiction

• Chapter book• Humorous

Characters

• Jerry • Jerry is a boy who hates his life because

he’s a dork.

• Brenda • Brenda is a girl who is Jerry’s friend.

• Cinnamon• Cinnamon is a popular girl at school, and

Jerry has a secret crush on her.

Main Event

• Jerry is a dork, and he wants to be a cool guy at his new school in a new town.

• He stuffs gel in his hair so it would not stick up as it usually does; that’s one thing he did to be a cool guy.

• To keep his cover he had to lie a lot to his friends. But does he keep his cover or not?

You should read this book because:

• It tells you what Jerry does to be a cool guy, and it tells you what you could do to be a popular kid in school.

• It also tells you if it is right or not to not be yourself.

• If you are a big liar this book would change your mind about being a liar.

Some information on authorCarol Gorman

• She grew up in Iowa.• She did not sell her first book. • She did sell her second book, but it

took 5 years.• Her husband writes mysteries and

suspense novels for adults.• She began teaching at a middle

school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Works Consulted

• Gorman, Carol . Dork In Disguise. New York: Harper Trophy, 1999.

• Carol Gorman’s Official Website. Dec. 2007. http://www.carolgorman.com/index.html.