FICTION

Whatshisface

by Gordon KORMAN
240p. Scholastic. May 2018. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781338200164. POP
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Gr 4–7—Army brat Cooper Vega is used to starting over in new places and being practically invisible. As he starts seventh grade at yet another school, his parents have given him a state-of-the-art cell phone. Unfortunately, the phone proves to be haunted by the ghost of an Elizabethan printer's apprentice who claims to be the original author of Romeo and Juliet, which is being performed at his new school. Funny scenarios abound, especially when Cooper starts taking the ghost's advice on how to impress the girl he likes. This humorous and well-paced read touches on bullying, crushes, and popularity, with a side of the Bard.
VERDICT Korman fans will not be disappointed.
Reviewed by Misti Tidman, Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, OH , Mar 01, 2018

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