This is already a book by Gordon Korman!
Capricorn (cap) Anderson has never watched television. He's never tasted a pizza. Never even heard of a wedgie. Since he was little, his only experience has been living on a farm commune and being homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain.
But when Rain falls out of a tree while picking plums and has to stay in the hospital, cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and her cranky teen daughter and attended the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.
Right from the beginning, Cap's weirdness makes him a moving target at Claverage middle school (dubbed C Average by the students.) He has long, un groomed hair; wears hemp clothes; and practices tai chi out on the lawn. Once Zach Powers, big man on campus, spots Cap, he can't wait to introduce him to the age-old tradition at C Average: the biggest nerd is nominated for class president. . . And wins.
Will Cap turn out to be the greatest president in the history of C Average? Or the biggest punch line?
