The Boy Who Owned the School

Name: The Boy Who Owned the School
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN: 9781455854141

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Unabridged: 1 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 03/20/2012

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Jacob Freisten's goal in life is to be unnoticed. He's perfect at gliding past the jocks' lockers and sneaking into his English class. But he won't be unnoticed now. If he wants to pass English, he has to work for extra credit on the stage crew of the school production of The Wizard of Oz. Jacob, who's usually in a fog anyway, gets the job of running the fog machine. The problem is that Maria Tresser, the girl of his dreams, is playing the Wicked Witch. Jacob has already made a fool of himself in front of Maria. How can he face her again?

About Gary Paulsen

Three-time Newbery-winning author Gary Paulsen, hailed as "one of the best-loved writers alive" by the New York Times, divides his time between his ranch in New Mexico, a sailboat on the Pacific Ocean, and his dog-kennel in Alaska. He's written over 200 books for young people, stories that have been embraced by readers of all ages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on March 05, 2023

You could probably call The Boy Who Owned the School, which debuted in 1990, Gary Paulsen's first comedy novel. Like many Paulsen teen characters, high-schooler Jacob Freisten views himself as a pariah. He may be smart, but he's on the verge of flunking English class, and is an accident-prone daydre......more

Goodreads review by Barb on July 20, 2018

loved the ending!......more

Goodreads review by Bookhater on April 12, 2013

This book is terrible. “The Boy Who Owned the School” by Gary Paulsen is a bad book. It starts off with a boy named Jacob Freinsten. Jacob, the protagonist, is a very geeky kid, and even thinks so himself. “and so he started this dream as if he weren’t like he was, weren’t an absolutely perfect exam......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on November 11, 2009

The Boy Who Owned The School by Gary Paulsen Insecurity/Love/Self-Esteem This short, but cute story is about Jacob, a boy who's sole purpose in life is to remain unnoticed. Whenever he is noticed, terrible things happen. One day, Jacob gets noticed by his English teacher, who explains to him that he i......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on October 25, 2011

Jacob is in high school and wants nothing more than to ‘not be noticed’. It is his goal each day to go unnoticed because whenever he is noticed something bad happens. He gets pushed around the halls, stuffed in a garbage can or locker, or he ploughs into the cutest, nicest girl in school in P.E., Ma......more