Naive Cap Anderson has lived on the hippie commune with his grandmother and homeschool teacher all of his life until she is hurt and placed in the hospital. He then is sent to live with a social worker and sent to a public middle school. Because of his innocence, he becomes the butt of many practical jokes. However, his unusual hippie reaction, eventually wins most of the students to his side making him one of the most popular kids in school. In the end, he returns to his hippie commune to discover he is more comfortable in his new life at C Average Middle School. His grandmother sells the commune for 17 million dollars allowing Cap to continue going to school at his new middle school. This is a great book for students ages 12 to 15. I loved Korman's blended moments of comedy and reflection. This would be a great book for teaching point of view, for Korman shifts the point of view from Cap to different characters in the book. A great novel provides young adult readers with insight into their own worlds (Lesesne 2003 p.78). Although the average student can not relate to living in a compound, they can connect with the idea that anyone can fit in no matter the person.
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