Schooled by Gordon Korman

I read this book because a 6th grade teacher told me that her class just finished it and loved it. I have to admit that I loved it to. The story revolves around a boy named Capricorn Anderson otherwise known as "Cap". He has lived his entire life in a hippie commune called Garland Farm. Only, he and his grandmother, "Rain", are the only people still living there. The commune has been around since the 1960s, but it is now over 40 years later.

Things really start happening when Rain falls from a tree and shatters her hip. Cap, who has been driving since he was 8, drives her to the hospital and gets arrested for driving without a license. Since Rain needs several weeks of rehab, and she is his only living relative (and also his home-school teacher), he moves in with a social worker's family temporarily.

Next, Cap is sent to Claverage Middle School a.k.a. C Average Middle School. He has never been to school before. He dresses in clothing that he and Rain made, as in grew the cotton, made the thread, wove the cloth, sewed the clothing and tie-dyed it themselves. Even his shoes are made from corn husks. You can about imagine the reaction of the rest of the students at this school. Next, he is elected 8th grade president, even though he is against government. Little does he know that it is a tradition to elect the worst candidate and then try to force them to slowly go insane. He befriends the most picked on kid in school, Hugh Winkleman, president of the Chess Club. The popular kids start an all out campaign to torture him. Luckily, Cap's clueless-ness is on his side. This was a great book, even if you're an adult.