I enjoyed every aspect of this book! Dexter is an endearing quirky character, and I love that he embraces and adores his retirement community where he's being raised by his grandmother. He shows everyone how to handle school bullies-a combination of not caring what they think and treating people kindly. I love his 'can do' attitude and how he takes initiative to fix things at the school that have been long broken even though it's "not his job" to do so. Finally, I can't wait to show my students how one person can affect change in their community. What an awesome and inspiring message that we all so desperately need to hear. Kudos to Gordon Korman for understanding the incredible potential that middle school students possess, not in the future, but NOW!

Gordon Korman has done it again! You’ll love his latest about Dexter who lives in a retirement home with his grandma and has for six years. One day a truancy officer tells him he needs to go to school even though he’s been homeschooled by the many people at the retirement home. In the beginning, students don’t know what to think of Dex who dresses like an elderly person. One thing Dex is good at is fixing things with his Swiss Army knife and the school needs fixing badly because it’s old. When Dex is suspended one day because he was trying to fix something with his knife, the students begin showing more support for Dex and begin hanging out at the retirement home with him. Will he be allowed back to school?