Slugfest

Name: Slugfest
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Gordon Korman
ISBN: 9780063238121

Author: Gordon Korman

Narrator: Amielynn Abellera, Andrew Eiden, Ramon de Ocampo, Mark Sanderlin, Hope Newhouse, Vyvy Nguyen

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/09/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, School, Children's Social Themes, Children's Humor

Synopsis

From Gordon Korman, the New York Times bestselling author of Restart, comes a hilarious new story about a group of underdogs who come together when they are forced to attend summer school—for failing PE.Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School—so good, in fact, that he’s already playing on the high school’s JV sports teams. Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning a state-mandated credit for eighth-grade PE. To graduate, he has to take Physical Education Equivalency—PEE, also known as “Slugfest”—in summer school.Yash gets to know his fellow “slugs”: Kaden, an academic superstar who’s physically hopeless; twins Sarah and Stewart, who are too busy trying to kill each other to do any real PE; Jesse, a notorious prankster; Arabella, who protests everything; and Cleo, a natural athlete who has sworn off sports.But when one of them tries to blow the lid off a scandal that could make all their time in summer school a waste, Yash is forced to take drastic action.Teaming up with the most hapless crew in school can really surprise a person. And their teacher might be hiding the biggest surprise yet. . . .

About Gordon Korman

Gordon Korman published his first book at age fourteen and since then has written more than one hundred middle grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times bestselling Ungifted, Supergifted, The Superteacher Project, The Unteachables, Pop, Notorious, Unplugged, Operation Do-Over, Slugfest, and the Masterminds series. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. You can visit him online at gordonkorman.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on February 06, 2024

Gordon Kormam never fails! One of these days I'm going to make through all of Gordon Korman's work! As his latest release, Slugfest illustrates Korman's ability to grasp the experiences of middle grade readers. The book follows several different perspectives of 8th graders who all have to complete su......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on April 12, 2024

I have a problem. Not a huge problem. Not an insurmountable problem. It’s more of a wiggly, nagging, omnipresent problem that comes and goes but never quite disappears. Think of it like a sniffle that’s still around even on the hottest day in August. My problem involves librarians. You see, I’m a li......more

Goodreads review by Kaytlin on February 06, 2025

Okay, that was such a good book! The themes, the characters, I was laughing so hard at Sarah and Stuart's twin war. XD Characters: Yash was handed such a bad deal, but I love how he didn't let it get him down...well, for the most part. He picked himself back up and made the best of a crappy situation......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on November 30, 2023

Gordon Korman always hits the right notes with middle grade readers and those who love to read middle grade books. In Slugfest, he teams up Archie/Yash, a super athlete, a recovering from injuries girls’ sports star and a handful of try-to-never-touch-a-ball misfits who are all just trying to get th......more

Goodreads review by Afoma (Reading Middle Grade) on May 24, 2024

Slugfest is a funny, thoughtful exploration of identity and what it means to be part of a team. Full of Korman’s trademark story elements, this book especially shines for its incorporation of sports, teamwork, and navigating new friendships across middle school social ranks. Full review: [URL not allowed]......more