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Whatshisface
Whatshisface
Whatshisface
Audiobook5 hours

Whatshisface

Written by Gordon Korman

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

Gordon Korman's next stand-alone novel, a fun, funny ghost story about a nobody kid who becomes a somebody while helping a ghost right a wrong from the past. When 12-year-old Cooper Vega moves for the third time in five years, he receives a state-of-the-art smartphone to help him stay in touch with old friends. He's had phones before, but this one is buggy and unpredictable. When a boy named Roderick Northrop communicates with him through the phone, Cooper realizes that his phone isn't buggy at all; the thing is haunted!
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 8, 2018
ISBN9781501996306
Whatshisface
Author

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.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I CAN'T STOP READ GORDON KORMON BOOKS! THERE SO GOOD!

    3 people found this helpful

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is the best author ever and y’all should definitely read this book.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It wasn't bad, but I think this book just wasn't for me. I kept tuning out and I didn't really like the parts about the ghost or... anything really. I think other people could like it, but this book isn't the best for my tastes.

    1 person found this helpful

  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book is so freaking good. I have never read a book so unique and the ghost is very funny and my favorite character. I do recommend this book if you are reading this. The summary does not say how good it is.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Best book I've ever read!!!!! Great ending too!!!!!! It's a great book for kids who are trying to fit into a new school. If you don't want to listen to it you can probably get it at your local library as I did.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    As the younger child in a military family, Cooper Vega is used to moving a lot and trying to fit in at new schools constantly. His latest school is in a town practically run by its billionaire resident, who is devoted to all things Shakespeare. The kids here haven't bothered to learn Cooper's name, resorting to calling him "Whatshisface" all the time, and things don't look any more promising when all seventh graders are required to try out for the annual Shakespeare production, this year's play being Romeo and Juliet with the girl Cooper has a crush on practically a shoe-in for the titular role. But Cooper has a strange advantage on his side; his new smartphone is haunted by a ghost from the 16th century -- and not just any ghost, but the real author of the world-famous love story!This book seemed like it was going to be another school story about fitting in and overcoming bullying, which is perfectly fine, especially in the hands of a talented and popular author like Korman. The device of a haunted smart phone seemed a bit cheesy at first, but it actually ended up working out really well. I found the friendship that developed between Cooper and 16th-century Roddy to be quite heart-warming. Their relationship was also rather humorous at times, especially with Roddy being fascinated by all the changes that had occurred in the hundreds of years since his death. The various Shakespeare references were spot-on (including the rumors that perhaps Shakespeare didn't really pen all the famous works attributed to him), although I'm not 100 percent sure all middle-grade readers will get them, especially if their school hasn't introduced them to the Bard yet. The book lacks any real diversity; it might be that the title character is Latino based on his last name, but there are no other indicators this could be true. Likewise, the other characters are not described in detail, and their names are fairly bland Anglo-American ones. There aren't many female characters either, just Cooper's mother (barely present), his sister (not much characterization, other than someone who always fits in as a foil to Cooper), and Jolie (who is really just there to be a love interest, although at least she has some personality). For Jolie's role, Cooper does make a point of saying she has a choice, but the plot does lean a *tad* too much into the battle between Cooper and his nemesis Brock to 'win' her affections. That's my only real big issue with this book; otherwise it's a solid and entertaining read for middle-grade students.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Cooper moves often with his dad in the military and sometimes his new school is okay; his new school is not so much. He's totally invisible with classmates just calling him "What's his face." But when his dad gives him a very expensive new cell phone, unusual things begin to happen. He finds out a ghost is living in it- specifically, the ghost of a 13-year old Elizabethan print shop apprentice named Roddy. Roddy is flabberghasted at today's wondrous world, but also has all kinds of advice on how to get a "maiden's" attention. Cooper really likes Jolie who is not only really sweet and pretty, and into Shakespeare but also extreme sports. This is a perfectly funny ghost story for middle school students.