The Fort, Gordon Korman
The Fort, Gordon Korman
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The Fort

Author: Gordon Korman

Narrator: Christopher Carley, Tom Picasso, Nick Walther, Michael Crouch, Ramón de Ocampo, Mark Sanderlin

Unabridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/28/2022


Synopsis

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 theirs 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 stepfather. The Fort has become the safest place they have—will they be able to protect it?

About 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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on June 23, 2022

What do they know about how special it is--how rare--for a kid to have a place that's totally yours? And no matter what else is going on in your life--a divorce, a horrible stepfather, moving to a new town, school problems, or your parents abandoning you--you still have this thing, this place that's......more

Goodreads review by Kaytlin on January 12, 2024

It's such a fun and beautiful story of friendship! Characters: In Korman style, there are a lot of characters, butt you never get lost, and they are all so fun to read about! Evan, Ricky, CJ, Jason, and Mitchell were all great guys and so fun to read about! CJ, Mitchell, and Ricky might have been my fav......more

Goodreads review by Allyson on December 31, 2022

I loved this book!! Each character was unique and well thought out and special in their own way. And they each needed the fort for their own reasons. It was so sweet! I loved it all!!......more

Goodreads review by Aleshanee on February 10, 2024

Der Untertitel "Das Geheimnis eines Sommers" hat mich sofort an Stephen Kings Stand by me erinnert ... auch hier gibt es eine Clique von Jungs, und auch hier gibt es einen älteren Bruder, der mit einem schlechten Einfluss zu kämpfen hat. Aber da hören die Gemeinsamkeiten schon auf. Auch wenn die The......more

Goodreads review by Liz on April 10, 2025

The story: Five kids--four old friends, one new hanger-on--find the world's best fort deep in the woods. Designed by a millionaire who was also slightly wacko, its existence has been completely forgotten until the boys lay claim to it, and everyone's sworn to secrecy. It has EVERYTHING! Except...the......more