Realistic Fiction

Slugfest

Slugfest

  • Downloads：8625
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2024-01-11 00:21:46
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Gordon Korman
  • ISBN：0063238098
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School。 So good， in fact， that's he's already been playing on the high school’s JV sports teams。 Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning a state-mandated credit for eighth-grade PE。 To graduate， he has to take Physical Education Equivalency—PEE—which is also known as "Slugfest，" in summer school。

At Slugfest， Yash meets the other students。 Kaden is an academic superstar who's physically hopeless。 Twins Sarah and Stuart are too busy trying to kill each other to actually pay attention in class。 Jesse is a notorious prankster。 Arabella protests just about everything—including mandatory PE。 And Cleo is a natural athlete who has sworn off sports。 Then there’s their “coach，” Mrs。 Tamara Finnerty， a retired teacher whose idea of physical education seems to have frozen in preschool。 But Yash doesn't care—as long as he gets the credit。 Too bad one of his fellow “slugs” is determined to blow the lid off a scandal that could make all their time in summer school a waste。 And if that weren't bad enough， Yash is in danger of losing his star spot on the JV football team。

So Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him。 Spending the summer with the most hapless crew in school can really surprise a person。 And their teacher might be hiding the biggest surprise yet…。

Download

Reviews

Kate ，

Thank you to NetGalley for the electronic ARC。 In Slugfest we first meet Archie/Yash， who is an amazing athlete， and is so great that he has been able to skip PE all 8th grade year in order to play on the JV teams at the high school。 Unfortunately， for Yash， the state intervenes and says he needs to take summer PE in order to move on to 9th grade。 This means he misses working and training with the football team all summer。 Yash is not the only one who needs to take summer P。E。E。 or Slugfest， Cle Thank you to NetGalley for the electronic ARC。 In Slugfest we first meet Archie/Yash， who is an amazing athlete， and is so great that he has been able to skip PE all 8th grade year in order to play on the JV teams at the high school。 Unfortunately， for Yash， the state intervenes and says he needs to take summer PE in order to move on to 9th grade。 This means he misses working and training with the football team all summer。 Yash is not the only one who needs to take summer P。E。E。 or Slugfest， Cleo， also a gifted athlete who has just recovered from a serious foot injury and has sworn off sports， Kaden， a brilliant， but klutzy student， two fighting twins， serial PE skipper， Arabella， and Fiona a tech wiz and on the water polo team To make matters even worse， the class is taught by a retired teacher， Mrs。 Finnerty， who taught 2nd grade and FACs， so definitely not a PE teacher。 Korman has a huge band of readers in my school so this will be an easy sell because like his other books， it's just the right length， plot driven， with excellent character development， and a mix of realistic and humor; Fans of any underdog sports tales will enjoy his latest。 。。。more

Nathaniel Wise ，

Gordon Korman delivers yet again with Slugfest。 While the overarching plot is the 'football underdogs' storyline， there are a few subplots in the story that were absolutely phenomenal as well。 My only complaint was that I wouldn't have minded if the more underrepresented characters were given more chapters， especially Kaden and Fiona， however， this book is still an absolute must-read。 Gordon Korman delivers yet again with Slugfest。 While the overarching plot is the 'football underdogs' storyline， there are a few subplots in the story that were absolutely phenomenal as well。 My only complaint was that I wouldn't have minded if the more underrepresented characters were given more chapters， especially Kaden and Fiona， however， this book is still an absolute must-read。 。。。more

emyrose8 ，

GREAT middle school fiction blending brains and brawn。 I am not a sports person but I thoroughly enjoyed the side football plot。 The baking gym teacher was fun too。Thanks Netgalley for the ARC！ All opinions are my own。

Leslie McKee ，

I loved this book， particularly the overall positive message that should land this book in every middle school classroom and library！ The cast and characters are well rounded and realistic， and they reminded me of what you might find if "The Breakfast Club" met middle grade summer school。 And I loved the baking PE teacher！ With the multiple POV's， there's a bit of something for everyone （including sports， humor， and encouragement）。 It's easy to root for the underdogs （such as "The Mighty Ducks"） I loved this book， particularly the overall positive message that should land this book in every middle school classroom and library！ The cast and characters are well rounded and realistic， and they reminded me of what you might find if "The Breakfast Club" met middle grade summer school。 And I loved the baking PE teacher！ With the multiple POV's， there's a bit of something for everyone （including sports， humor， and encouragement）。 It's easy to root for the underdogs （such as "The Mighty Ducks"）， and "Slugfest" is chock full of those characters you can't help but root for and love。 I used to teach， and I wish this book had been around then， as I would've loved reading this book and discussing it with my students。 I will certainly recommend this to teachers I know！ I look forward to reading future books from Korman。 Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy， but I wasn't required to leave a positive review。 。。。more

Emily ，

Thank you to #NetGalley， Gordon Korman， and the publisher of the book for the eARC copy in exchange for an honest review。 Yash is not only the best athlete at his school but he's also the best athlete in his town。 Yash is so good he is playing on the JV high school team while he's an 8th grader。 Yash is shocked at the end of 8th grade when he learns his JV practices do not count for his middle school gym credit and he will have to take summer gym。 To graduate middle school， Yash will have to go Thank you to #NetGalley， Gordon Korman， and the publisher of the book for the eARC copy in exchange for an honest review。 Yash is not only the best athlete at his school but he's also the best athlete in his town。 Yash is so good he is playing on the JV high school team while he's an 8th grader。 Yash is shocked at the end of 8th grade when he learns his JV practices do not count for his middle school gym credit and he will have to take summer gym。 To graduate middle school， Yash will have to go to summer gym or also known as "Slugfest"。Slugfest introduces Yash to a wide variety of different characters including his teacher， Mrs。 Finnerty who has them do weird fitness activities but also feeds them a sweet treat each day。 Yash's biggest concern is missing his JV football practices due to being at Slugfest especially when a new kid moves to town and could take his place on the team。 The only change Yash has to be starting QB on the high school JV team is to train hard and win the flag football tournament。 Yash recruits his fellow Slugfests to help him train and be on his team。 The only question is， will they be able to do it？I absolutely loved this book！ As a teacher， it's nice to see characters who are athletes treat non athletic students respectfully。 I loved Yash's character and seeing how he developed over the book。 I look forward to recommending this book to others！！ 。。。more

Neha Thakkar ，

A great middle grade novel that touches on friendship， truth， fairness， fake news， and assumptions！

Trisha ，

Yash is the best athlete in his middle school， he is good enough he goes to the high school every afternoon to train and play on their teams。 But at the end of his 8th grade year his principal comes to let him know that the states rules have changed and he won’t graduate to high school if he doesn’t complete a PEE class in summer school otherwise known as Slugfest。 There are others there too from different cliques in the school。 These misfits are all thrown in together， what will happen？ Will th Yash is the best athlete in his middle school， he is good enough he goes to the high school every afternoon to train and play on their teams。 But at the end of his 8th grade year his principal comes to let him know that the states rules have changed and he won’t graduate to high school if he doesn’t complete a PEE class in summer school otherwise known as Slugfest。 There are others there too from different cliques in the school。 These misfits are all thrown in together， what will happen？ Will they all make it to High school？ Will Yash get to play football in the fall？ Is the teacher really a teacher？ This was a fun book to read and I think it will be fun for all to read。 It was so good with the suspense going on in the background as well。 Slugfest just fun for all readers。 。。。more

Christie ，

Slugfest is another Gordon Korman hit！ Fab characters？ Check！Multiple POVs that are unique and interesting and add to the understanding of the overall picture？ Check！Humor？ Check！Sports？ Check！ Inspirational？ Check！ Mystery and intrigue in the form of investigative journalism？ Check！ Fans of movies like The Mighty Ducks and fans of the underdogs in general will surely love this story！I plan to recommend it for future Battle of the Books list in our district and will definitely be purchasing a fe Slugfest is another Gordon Korman hit！ Fab characters？ Check！Multiple POVs that are unique and interesting and add to the understanding of the overall picture？ Check！Humor？ Check！Sports？ Check！ Inspirational？ Check！ Mystery and intrigue in the form of investigative journalism？ Check！ Fans of movies like The Mighty Ducks and fans of the underdogs in general will surely love this story！I plan to recommend it for future Battle of the Books list in our district and will definitely be purchasing a few copies for our library。 。。。more

Patti ，

This book was excellent！ I didn't know what to expect but once I got into the story， not only did I get hooked， but I was also rooting so hard for the Slugs！ I love an underdog story and this one captured the middle school vibes perfectly。Slugfest is what summer school PE is called in this novel。 A group of kids come together （I adore books that bring kids together who would never spend any time together otherwise） because they are all missing that mandatory physical education credit needed to g This book was excellent！ I didn't know what to expect but once I got into the story， not only did I get hooked， but I was also rooting so hard for the Slugs！ I love an underdog story and this one captured the middle school vibes perfectly。Slugfest is what summer school PE is called in this novel。 A group of kids come together （I adore books that bring kids together who would never spend any time together otherwise） because they are all missing that mandatory physical education credit needed to graduate 8th grade and move onto high school。 I know what you're thinking。 Who fails PE？ But all of these kids have their reasons， including 2 of the best athletes in the entire school。Add in a former home economics teacher who spends all her time baking and bringing in cookies and other desserts to the students， and you've got an interesting group！Not only do the kids become friends and learn from each other， they help each other out and come together as a team。 What a great story and a wonderful lesson about friendship。Terrific addition to any classroom or home library！ 。。。more

Jo ，

Thank you to HarperCollins and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book！This book is classic Gordon Korman writing - alternating POVs， a wacky-but-not-impossible scenario， diverse characters， laughs， and big feelings。 As an elementary school librarian， I really appreciate how Korman tackles different genres and manages to connect with kids every time。 This time， he takes on sports fiction with a group of kids who have nothing in common except the unfortunate luck that they have Thank you to HarperCollins and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book！This book is classic Gordon Korman writing - alternating POVs， a wacky-but-not-impossible scenario， diverse characters， laughs， and big feelings。 As an elementary school librarian， I really appreciate how Korman tackles different genres and manages to connect with kids every time。 This time， he takes on sports fiction with a group of kids who have nothing in common except the unfortunate luck that they have to retake 8th grade PE in middle school。Korman is an auto-buy author for my library， and I am excited to add this title to our collection。 While I’m not a big fan of sports fiction in general， I still enjoyed this story （although I admit I mostly skimmed the flag football play-by-plays towards the end of the book） and have several readers in mind who will really love it！ Even though the characters in the book are about to enter 9th grade， this book is definitely more MG than YA and is a good fit for grades 3-5。 。。。more

Mrs_R_Librarian ，

Thanks to NetGalley and Balzer + Bray publishing for allowing me to read an eARC of this title in exchange for an honest review。 Korman has assembled a ragtag group of 8th graders all trying to make it through summer school PE （aka Slugfest） so they can start high school in the fall。 Due to a new state law requiring all 8th grade students to complete a PE credit before they can move on to high school， 8 students， who have nothing in common are all stuck in summer school Physical Education Equiva Thanks to NetGalley and Balzer + Bray publishing for allowing me to read an eARC of this title in exchange for an honest review。 Korman has assembled a ragtag group of 8th graders all trying to make it through summer school PE （aka Slugfest） so they can start high school in the fall。 Due to a new state law requiring all 8th grade students to complete a PE credit before they can move on to high school， 8 students， who have nothing in common are all stuck in summer school Physical Education Equivalency- P。E。E。 （insert 8th grade humor here。） *Yash thought he was excused because he had been playing JV sports with the high school teams。*It took Cleo almost 3 months of missed school to heal from a broken foot。*Arabella believes that forcing PE is a violation of student rights， so she just skipped PE for 3 years。*Kaden， who is a genius but clumsy， skipped PE all year to avoid being bullied。*Jesse's practical jokes keep him in hot water with the administration， and has now landed him in summer school PE。*Fiona， who plays water polo， failed PE because she refuses to put her face in the water when swimming。 *Sarah & Stewart， twins， got kicked out of PE for constantly fighting （each other。） But it is not just fun and games， there is a scandal about to break， a social media experiment， and lots of baking to be done。 This one will have you laughing out loud。 Your students are going to love it！ Content warning- bullying 。。。more

michelle ，

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced review copy in return for an honest review。You can always count on a good book from Gordon Korman。 In Slugfest， we meet Yash， the town golden boy who plays every sport。 However， due to a bizarre twist of fate， he has the humbling experience of having to go to summer school to make up PE credits that he lost in order to graduate from the 8th grade。 The summer PE Equivalency class is also known as slugfest because only “slugs” can’t pass PE。 To Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced review copy in return for an honest review。You can always count on a good book from Gordon Korman。 In Slugfest， we meet Yash， the town golden boy who plays every sport。 However， due to a bizarre twist of fate， he has the humbling experience of having to go to summer school to make up PE credits that he lost in order to graduate from the 8th grade。 The summer PE Equivalency class is also known as slugfest because only “slugs” can’t pass PE。 To add insult to injury， while he plays duck duck goose with a PE teacher who doesn’t seem to know a thing about PE， a new phenom appears at the summer football practice that he has to miss。The story is told in alternate perspectives of Yash and the other kids in the class。 You have your typical social outcasts， nerds， and another jock who has sworn off sports。 Unique situations push and pull this group together in a great book about friendship， sports， and trusting those around you。 。。。more

Mike ，

Fairness， friendship， and football！ Once again， Gordon Korman crafts humorous and emotional characters。 I may not follow sports， but his compelling writing drew me into every football moment。 And with timely， relevant themes， I foresee many rich discussions with my students in the future。 Thank you， NetGalley for the ARC。

Melanie Dulaney ，

Gordon Korman always hits the right notes with middle grade readers and those who love to read middle grade books。 In Slugfest， he teams up Archie/Yash， a super athlete， a recovering from injuries girls’ sports star and a handful of try-to-never-touch-a-ball misfits who are all just trying to get the missed credit（s） they need to move into the 9th grade。 All of them are stuck taking summer school PE， commonly referred to as Slugfest because it is usually the kids who trip over nothing who are th Gordon Korman always hits the right notes with middle grade readers and those who love to read middle grade books。 In Slugfest， he teams up Archie/Yash， a super athlete， a recovering from injuries girls’ sports star and a handful of try-to-never-touch-a-ball misfits who are all just trying to get the missed credit（s） they need to move into the 9th grade。 All of them are stuck taking summer school PE， commonly referred to as Slugfest because it is usually the kids who trip over nothing who are there and none of them has a particularly high opinion of their collective group。 In true Korman form， the circumstances manage to coalescence into reasons for the 8 teens to begin to work together。 Even twins Stuart and Sarah who are always trying to “one up” or even physically harm the other find a way to briefly put aside their perpetual torment of the other in an effort to help Yash reclaim his place as starting quarterback for the high school JV team by playing in an end of summer 7 on 7 flag football tournament。 The characters are straight from any middle school anywhere and all are well-developed and likeable but Stuart and Sarah are laugh out loud funny and should have their own television series。 Their constant bickering and competing is so unexpected from most literary （or even real life） twins that every trick or assault will take readers by surprise。 Pulling this unlikely group together is Tamara， a retired school teacher with a serious baking gift and a little secret。 A first choice purchase for grades 4-8 with no profanity or sexual content and violence is limited to the twins’ bloodless actions towards one another。 Thanks for the electronic ARC， NetGalley。 。。。more

Mary Blair ，

I have been a huge fan of Gordon Kidman since reading Restart。 I love how his characters， in this case， Yash， and the other “slugs”。 All of the characters were in summer school for different reasons and came from different backgrounds but they found a way to work together for the common good。I really enjoyed this book。 Thank you for allowing me to read this advanced copy。

Chris G。 ，

Yash missed all of 8th grade PE playing up on the high school JV teams; he’s a fabulous athlete so it’s especially unfair that he’s required to earn that missing middle school credit over the summer along with a small group of students and their instructor， a Home Ec teacher who has come out of retirement and whose lessons always include baked goods。 This is vintage Korman with an ensemble cast of humorous characters who manage to grow and change while working together。 I’ve been reading Korman’ Yash missed all of 8th grade PE playing up on the high school JV teams; he’s a fabulous athlete so it’s especially unfair that he’s required to earn that missing middle school credit over the summer along with a small group of students and their instructor， a Home Ec teacher who has come out of retirement and whose lessons always include baked goods。 This is vintage Korman with an ensemble cast of humorous characters who manage to grow and change while working together。 I’ve been reading Korman’s work since McDonald Hall and enjoyed the connections to Toilet Paper Tigers。 His fans won’t be disappointed。 EARC from Edelweiss 。。。more

Aaryn ，

I really liked this one！ It's great for sports fans and reminds me a lot of Restart。 This will be a hit in middle school！ I really liked this one！ It's great for sports fans and reminds me a lot of Restart。 This will be a hit in middle school！ 。。。more

Yapha ，

Another solid middle grade book from Gordon Korman！ Hand this one to both your sporty and non-sporty readers。 Yash is the best athlete in his middle school， recruited to play on the high school JV teams while in 8th grade。 Unfortunately， this causes him to fail 8th grade PE and possibly lead to being held back。 In order to move on to high school and especially the high school football team， he is stuck making up the class during summer school。 Most of the people who are also required to make up Another solid middle grade book from Gordon Korman！ Hand this one to both your sporty and non-sporty readers。 Yash is the best athlete in his middle school， recruited to play on the high school JV teams while in 8th grade。 Unfortunately， this causes him to fail 8th grade PE and possibly lead to being held back。 In order to move on to high school and especially the high school football team， he is stuck making up the class during summer school。 Most of the people who are also required to make up the class are decidedly non-athletic and their coach seems to be a grandmother （and fabulous baker）。 Told from multi-perspectives， we learn that each person has very different reasons for their relationships with PE and their own athletic ability。 This was a fabulous story with a fantastic ending。 Highly recommended for grades 4 & up。eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss 。。。more

Luke Quaranta ，

I read Slugfest from NetGalley。 Yash is a start 8th grader who has to take a PE class over the summer to be able to graduate。 Yash has to make hard decisions and new friends to make it through a challenging summer。 Gordon Korman is the best realistic fiction middle grade writer with different perspectives in each chapter。 This is another good addition。 Korman is building an impressive library。

TheNextGenLibrarian ，

“There’s a big difference between an underdog and an underslug。”🐌 Yash is the best athlete in the 8th grade。 He’s so good， in fact， the school let him go up to the high school to work out with them。 Unfortunately that meant he didn’t get his PE credit for the year and is stuck in summer school PEE with the Slugfest crew。 There he meets other students like Kaden， a brilliant kid who lacks any athleticism whatsoever， arguing twins， a kid who can’t stop pulling pranks， an investigative journalist a “There’s a big difference between an underdog and an underslug。”🐌 Yash is the best athlete in the 8th grade。 He’s so good， in fact， the school let him go up to the high school to work out with them。 Unfortunately that meant he didn’t get his PE credit for the year and is stuck in summer school PEE with the Slugfest crew。 There he meets other students like Kaden， a brilliant kid who lacks any athleticism whatsoever， arguing twins， a kid who can’t stop pulling pranks， an investigative journalist and Cleo， an awesome athlete who has given up sports。 When they’re assigned to play tag and duck duck goose， Yash doesn’t think he can take it。 A chance to prove himself to the JV coach has him pulling out all the stops with his ragtag team of flag football players。🏈Fans of The Bad News Bears， Rudy and any other underdog tale will thoroughly enjoy @gordonkorman latest MG book。 It reminded me a lot of The Unteachables because it brings lots of different kinds of kids together， a great teacher and a goal for the group。 This will be the perfect addition to any elementary or middle school collection。 This novel releases January 9！CW: parental abandonment， divorce， discussion of animal abuse， bullyingSometimes I wonder if middle grade authors know how 8th:9th graders really talk because this was so tame and definitely written like an adult would talk instead of kids， but I get that it’s for a younger audience。 。。。more

Sticky Note Book Recs Melissa ，

I just love the other Gordon Korman books I've read， so I couldn't wait to dive into this one when I was granted access to the advance reader's copy （thanks NetGalley！）。 However， when I started reading and realized the main character "Yash" was a football star athlete， I sighed， as I'm not big on sports stories。 But let me tell you， as I kept reading， and meeting the amazing cast of characters that fill Yash's world， I couldn't help but be absorbed in the story！ I loved the multiple points of vi I just love the other Gordon Korman books I've read， so I couldn't wait to dive into this one when I was granted access to the advance reader's copy （thanks NetGalley！）。 However， when I started reading and realized the main character "Yash" was a football star athlete， I sighed， as I'm not big on sports stories。 But let me tell you， as I kept reading， and meeting the amazing cast of characters that fill Yash's world， I couldn't help but be absorbed in the story！ I loved the multiple points of view， each character was interesting and worth spending time with。 The last few events of the book had me flipping pages as fast as I could， I just HAD to know how the end game was going to turn out， and what exactly was the deal with the kids' PE teacher， Mrs。 Finnerty！ Such a great use of small details actually making the plot twist in the story。 This book was so great， I just wanted to hug my Kindle after reading it。 I can't wait to hand-sell it to my customers here at the bookshop！ 。。。more

Courtney Wood ，

Slugfest is about Yash， an 8th-grade athlete extraordinaire who has been moved up to JV-level sports in lieu of attending his middle-school PE class。 As a result， he is informed at the end of the year that he is missing his gym credit and won't be able to attend high school next year unless he attends summer school to earn his credit。 Yash begrudgingly attends gym with the other "slugs" who all failed gym for various reasons。 Over the course of the summer， this rag-tag group bands together to tr Slugfest is about Yash， an 8th-grade athlete extraordinaire who has been moved up to JV-level sports in lieu of attending his middle-school PE class。 As a result， he is informed at the end of the year that he is missing his gym credit and won't be able to attend high school next year unless he attends summer school to earn his credit。 Yash begrudgingly attends gym with the other "slugs" who all failed gym for various reasons。 Over the course of the summer， this rag-tag group bands together to train and in the end might gain more than just a class credit。This story is one of perseverance and community。 The characters show tremendous growth personally throughout the book and demonstrate great models of what sportsmanship and character should look like to middle-level readers。 This story is wholesome， enjoyable， and a great addition to any classroom library。 。。。more

Adelle ，

This book was fabulous， as all of the books by this author are！ It was actually really inspiring to see the main character bond with people he thought were beneath him， and then see them go and achieve things no one would have thought they were capable of！

Julie ，

I’m a sucker for an underdog story， especially one written by Gordon Korman。 I wasn’t sure I was going to like Yash， but he won me over。 I wasn’t sure I was willing to read a “football” book either， but Korman won me over。 Any book that makes me laugh hysterically and then need a tissue is worth sharing。 This is one book I’ll be sharing with students and teachers。

Ms。 Yingling ，

E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusWhen the state changes the rules for eighth grade physical education requirements， it catches several students out。 Arnie Yashenko （"Yash"） has spent all year traveling to the high school to practive with their team， but if he doesn't make up his credit in summer school， he won't be able to move on to the high school。 Chloe missed three months of school because of a skiing accident， and is very wary of hurting herself again， so has sworn off sports。 Kaden is a sma E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusWhen the state changes the rules for eighth grade physical education requirements， it catches several students out。 Arnie Yashenko （"Yash"） has spent all year traveling to the high school to practive with their team， but if he doesn't make up his credit in summer school， he won't be able to move on to the high school。 Chloe missed three months of school because of a skiing accident， and is very wary of hurting herself again， so has sworn off sports。 Kaden is a smart kid， and skipped gym for most of the year so he wouldn't have to put up with the locker room。 Fiona， a tech whiz and member of the water polo team， refused to put her face in the water during swimming， and flunked the class。 Twins Sarah and Stuart got kicked out because they were constantly fighting， and Jesse played so many practical jokes that summer school is his punishment。 Arabella cut PE for three years。 Since she's also taking the investigative journalism class in summer school， it's not quite so bad。 The teacher for the course is a retired Family and Consumer Science teacher， Mrs。 Finnerty， who has the students playing games like duck-duck-goose， although some of the games get pretty competitive。 She also plies them with fantastic baked goods， which makes the experience a better one。 Yash is worried that since he is missing the high school conditioning practice， he is at a disadvantage and may not make the team， especially since new kid Nick seems to be first in line to be picked for quarterback。 Yash convinces Kaden to help him train， even though Kaden's coordination is laughably bad， and before long， the other kids in the class （that they all call "Slugfest"） are learning to play football。 Yash agrees to help out with the play， and is even somewhat interested in the investigative journalism class because he suspects that Mrs。 Finnerty is not actually licensed to teach phys ed， and he is concerned that the summer school credit won't count， and he'll never be able to go to high school。 There is also a suspicion that Nick doesn't live in the district， and while Bella is investigating， the two have a tentative romance， which makes the investigation awkward。 The children pull together for the Open House Night， and things are going fairly well， but Yash is given a hard time by the boys on the football team。 When the opportunity arises to have a bit of a competition， the Slugs band together， and under the tutelage of Mrs。 Finnerty （who is more than just an awesome baker， she won a gold medal in the Olympics for swimming！）， they work to show that they are more than just "Slugs"。 Will they be able to pull off an epic， movie-like win？Strengths: Sports teams， baked goods， and a spunky older gym teacher substitute？ Hard to go wrong with that。 The characters are all well developed and easy to tell apart， and are all very passionate about various things， which is always good to see。 There's a lot of realistic interactions， and the romance between Bella and Nick is good to see。 The fact that Nick is playing for the district by giving his aunt's address is also something that happens all too often。 I have to say that Mrs。 Finnerty really steals the show here， and her reasoning behind the "childish" games is actually very clever。 There are way too many elderly and infirm grandparents and teachers in middle grade literature， so to see someone who's about 75 being shown as being active and a former Olympian is fantastic。 Basketball coach Sister Louisa in Jenn Bishop's Free Throws， Friendship， and Other Things We Fouled Up and the grandfather who was a bodybuilder in Herbach's Fat Boy vs。 The Cheerleaders （2014） are other good examples of vibrant older characters。 Weaknesses: There were a number of school details that gave me a little pause; middle school students not getting credits seems unlikely， although I'm not sure how Kaden and Arabella managed to cut so many classes。 Summer school is usually half a day， and there usually is no open house。 The kids wouldn't need to hack into the teacher certification database; it's public record。 This also had more stereotypical characters than I'm used to seeing in Korman's work。 The football players don't come off particularly well。 What I really think: While these ensemble cast books are okay， I really miss seeing Korman develop one character。 I'd love to see him go back to his McDonald Hall roots and do a small series without the multiple perspectives; a sports series would be fantastic。 I'll definitely purchase a copy because my students are such avid fans， but the style of this isn't a personal favorite。 。。。more

Christina ，

Gordan Korman's sharp and heart warming "Slugfest" is a middle grade novel set in summer school; The title refers to a phys。ed class which all of the book's main characters are forced to attend。 Cleo is an ex-athlete who has to attend because a skiing accident and recovery led to missed classes。 Bella cut gym as a protest， Kaden to avoid bullying。 The class is mostly full of students who on the surface seem to be unathletic。 Yash however is a multi-sport athlete who finds himself in summer schoo Gordan Korman's sharp and heart warming "Slugfest" is a middle grade novel set in summer school; The title refers to a phys。ed class which all of the book's main characters are forced to attend。 Cleo is an ex-athlete who has to attend because a skiing accident and recovery led to missed classes。 Bella cut gym as a protest， Kaden to avoid bullying。 The class is mostly full of students who on the surface seem to be unathletic。 Yash however is a multi-sport athlete who finds himself in summer school gym because of a credit error made by his principal。 His embarrassment is heightened by the fact that their instructor is a retired home economics instructor whose idea of training is more duck duck goose， then weight training。 As Yash gets to know his gym classmates and their zany teacher， he realizes that first impressions can be misleading。 As the summer goes on his classmates become his teammates in an unlikely bid to win a flag football tournament to help him regain a spot on the varsity football team。 Slugfest is a great underdog story that will appeal to fans looking to read a funny underdog story that also delivers an emotional win。 。。。more

Chrissy Casey ，

School is out and summer school has begun。 A group of students are required to take PEE-physical education equivalency。 The class is taught by Mrs。 Finnerty， a retired second grade & FCS teacher who loves to bake。 The first day the class plays duck duck goose， musical chairs， tag， and red light green light。 The group is most unlikely group ever put together in a class。 The group ends up working together to help Yash prepare to try out for the high school football team， as the quarter back。 Gordo School is out and summer school has begun。 A group of students are required to take PEE-physical education equivalency。 The class is taught by Mrs。 Finnerty， a retired second grade & FCS teacher who loves to bake。 The first day the class plays duck duck goose， musical chairs， tag， and red light green light。 The group is most unlikely group ever put together in a class。 The group ends up working together to help Yash prepare to try out for the high school football team， as the quarter back。 Gordon Korman has done it again。 I loved this book！！ The most unlikely group end up being true friends and work together to help one。 This is going to be one of the must read books of 2024！！！ 。。。more

Christinetitus ，

Gordon Korman does it again， showing how the most unlikely group of kids can bond and become friends。 Summer school is hard enough， but when you’re the star athlete of the football team， it’s a crushing blow。 Yash takes it all in stride and makes lemonade out of lemons in this multiple perspective novel of teamwork， friendship， and building community。

Michelle ，

Another hit for author Gordon Korman！ Each chapter rotates the characters narrating from their point of view。 Mr。 Korman is so good and writing how the characters grow throughout the story。 You may not notice it right away but then you get there and realize， "Oh yes， they did do that differently this time。" A must-have for all libraries to add to their Gordon Korman collections！ @gordonkorman #GordonKorman #Slugfest #SchoolLibrary SchoolLibrarians #ReadABook #Books #Read #KidLit #ElementaryBooks Another hit for author Gordon Korman！ Each chapter rotates the characters narrating from their point of view。 Mr。 Korman is so good and writing how the characters grow throughout the story。 You may not notice it right away but then you get there and realize， "Oh yes， they did do that differently this time。" A must-have for all libraries to add to their Gordon Korman collections！ @gordonkorman #GordonKorman #Slugfest #SchoolLibrary SchoolLibrarians #ReadABook #Books #Read #KidLit #ElementaryBooks #ElemReads #ReadABook #Books #Read #MGReads MGBooks #MGLit 。。。more

Nikki Ruzick ，

In Slugfest， a group of middle school boys and girls have to repeat PE to earn the credit they didn't earn before they can move on to high school。 This is a story of trials and tribulations amongst students of varying backgrounds and told from each of their points of view。 The story was somewhat predictable， but the ending was what I would hope and dream every 8th grade student would act like。 Once again， another Korman book I will be adding to my library for the students to read。Thank you， NetG In Slugfest， a group of middle school boys and girls have to repeat PE to earn the credit they didn't earn before they can move on to high school。 This is a story of trials and tribulations amongst students of varying backgrounds and told from each of their points of view。 The story was somewhat predictable， but the ending was what I would hope and dream every 8th grade student would act like。 Once again， another Korman book I will be adding to my library for the students to read。Thank you， NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books， for the ARC。 。。。more

Tag

    slugfest slugfest meaning slugfest games slugfest meaning in english slugfest baseball slugfest meaning in hindi slugfest 2004 slugfest pinball slugfest meaning in tamil slugfest meaning in telugu

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Slugfest

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Slugfest&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Slugfest&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0