The Fort (MG)

The morning after a hurricane comes through their town the power is out and there isn't much to do but check out the destruction and their fort.  But then when Evan shows up to meet his friends with Ricky, a new kid, in tow that Evan's grandmother made him take with him, Evan's friends are not very happy.  The boys are upset to find their fort in ruins, but when looking around Ricky finds a hatch to the best thing ever, a fully stocked bomb shelter.  But what happens in the next weeks/months makes it more special than any of the boys could ever imagine. 

This book is wonderful, it shows the true meaning of friendship with old friends and new.  It shows what you think may be one thing might be something very different.  That a great dad might not be so great and a so so dad might be a great dad.  It shows that pretty much everyone has heartache in their lives and can relate in one way or another.  It shows no one is truly alone if they just look around.  And it shows help can come from a place you never think of.  This book is another hit for Author Gordon Korman as he writes from a place kids can truly relate too.