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The fort / Gordon Korman.
The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through their town, Evan, Jason, Mitchell, and C.J. find a total mess outside, with downed branches and uprooted trees everywhere. They know they should stay indoors -- but they want to go exploring, even if it means having a new kid, Ricky, tag along. Ricky's the first one to discover a strange trapdoor in the middle of the woods -- the door to an old bomb shelter, unearthed by the hurricane. Inside, the boys find a completely intact underground lair, with electricity, food, and even a TV. The boys vow to keep the place a secret. It's there's now. But some secrets are hard to keep . . . especially when adults and older kids are closing in. And what started out as a fun place to escape soon becomes a serious refuge for one of the boys, who is trying to avoid his abusive step-father. The Fort has become the safest place they have -- will they be able to protect it? -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338629149
- ISBN: 133862914X
- ISBN: \
- ISBN: 9781338867459
- Physical Description: 239 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | 8-12 years 740L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5 9 516061. |
| Awards Note: | Truman Readers Award nominee, 2024-2025 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Air raid shelters > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Secrecy > Juvenile fiction. Middle school boys > Juvenile fiction. Family violence > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 51 of 67 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 3 of 4 copies available at Jefferson County.
Holds
- 6 current holds with 67 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | JF REAL KORMAN (Text) | 30061100055025 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | JF REAL KORMAN (Text) | 30061100237359 | Juvenile Fiction | Checked out | 04/30/2024 |
| Jefferson County Library-Northwest | JF REAL KORMAN (Text) | 30051100055034 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Windsor | JF REAL KORMAN (Text) | 30065100055042 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary
The Fort
From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five friends who need to stick together after they set up a hideout in an abandoned bomb shelter and discover that the only way to be true friends is to reveal their secrets and help each other out. The morning after Hurricane Leo rips through the town of Canaan, residents awaken to widespread destruction -- power outages, downed branches, uprooted trees, broken windows and damaged roofs. Four eighth-grade friends -- Evan, Jason, Mitchell, and CJ -- meet to explore the devastation. The tight-knit group is dismayed to find that Evan has brought along a stray -- Ricky, who is new to their town and school, and doesn't have any friends yet. Ricky is the one to find the strange trap door that's appeared in the middle of the woods -- the door to an old bomb shelter, unearthed by the hurricane. Inside, the boys find a completely intact underground lair, complete with electricity, food, and entertainment (in the form of videocassettes). The boys vow to keep the place's existence to themselves. Things soon get tense. Some bad locals keep snooping around. And what started out as a fun place to escape soon becomes a serious refuge for one of the kids who is trying to avoid an abusive home situation. In order to save the shelter, the friends must keep its secret... and in order to save themselves, they're going to have to share their individual secrets, and build the safest place they can.
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