By: Gordon Korman
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The book Unplugged is a fiction book based around a ‘resort’ named the Oasis. Jett Baranov, a spoiled twelve year old son of tech billionaire Vladimir Baranov, ends up at the Oasis after one too many mischievous pranks, and his dad hopes that time away from technology will fix his bratty behavior. At the Oasis, he meets three friends, Grace, an altruistic rule follower, Tyrell, who is allergic to just about everything on the face of the Earth, and Brooklynne, a secretive girl who Jett thinks is hiding something. The friends are getting to know each other and learning about their differences, when they find ‘lizard’ named Needles and taking care of him, (and breaking the rules.) brings them together. As the weeks progress, Jett starts to notice something is off, maybe the Oasis isn’t what it seems to be. Jett, the troublemaking rich spoiled kid, is suddenly in the position of having to stand up for what’s right. Will he succeed in his plan?
My favorite part was when Jett ordered a Dance Dance Revolution Machine, a jetski, two boxes filled with fireworks, an ATV, a hoverboard, and candy. This was hilarious because of the diversity of the items and how they managed to be shipped there. He did this because he got bored and wanted to ‘spice things up’ with some new gadgets. Unfortunately, they all got returned, and Jett could not have any fun. He ordered all of this stuff at a camp where he is supposed to be detoxing and getting back to basics, away from his normal lifestyle.
Another thing that I really liked about this book is that I got to know all the characters in this book very well, thanks to Gordon Korman’s awesome writing. One thing he does a lot in his books that I really like is that each chapter will be told from a different character’s point of view. This helps you see what’s going on from all the different characters’ views, and understand the story better.
Grade Recommendations.
5th-10th
