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Linked

Linked

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  • Author：Gordon Korman
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Summary

Link， Michael， and Dana live in a quiet town。 But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika。 Nobody can believe it。 How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school？ Who would do such a thing？

Because Michael was the first person to see it， he's the first suspect。 Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school， everyone's looking to him to figure it out。 And because Dana's the only Jewish girl in the whole town， everyone's treating her more like an outsider than ever。

The mystery deepens as more swastikas begin to appear。 Some students decide to fight back and start a project to bring people together instead of dividing them further。 The closer Link， Michael， and Dana get to the truth， the more there is to face-not just the crimes of the present， but the crimes of the past。

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Reviews

Audrey ，

A contemporary novel of racism， social media， tolerance， friendship， and forgiveness。 The plot was pacy and most of the characters were complex。 There were many different characters and the POV shifted from chapter to chapter which could be a little overwhelming。

Kimberly B ，

I read this for my Teachers as Readers book club。 There were some good messages in this book about forgiveness and remembering the past。 I found this heavy topic of racism and hate to be made too lighthearted。 The story moved too quickly with forgiveness given too easily。 I also found the overall theme the same as his previous book， Restart。

Hanna *Middle School Librarian* ，

This is a perfect choice when teachers ask for a class read aloud。 Will be recommending。

Jodie Peyton ，

LOVED this book！！ It gives relevance and relatability for today's youth to an awful period in history。 LOVED this book！！ It gives relevance and relatability for today's youth to an awful period in history。 。。。more

Jess ，

An intriguing book that will keep you trying to figure out what really happened。

Clare Lund ，

Fans of Restart by the same author will find this format to be very familiar， switching narrators for each chapter。 A small town in Colorado reacts when a series of swastikas appear as graffiti at the local middle school， forcing the adults to revisit their community's troubled racist past with the KKK。 Excellent read for ages 10 and up。 Fans of Restart by the same author will find this format to be very familiar， switching narrators for each chapter。 A small town in Colorado reacts when a series of swastikas appear as graffiti at the local middle school， forcing the adults to revisit their community's troubled racist past with the KKK。 Excellent read for ages 10 and up。 。。。more

Rachel Stine ，

Every time I read one of Korman’s books a part of me wants to slug the protagonist。 I guess that’s the point？ Link is awful and while he works hard to redeem himself， he’s still the kid who destroyed a truck by putting lard on a public street。 That’s not “boys will be boys。” That’s malicious and potentially fatal。 On the other hand the book has some really good discussions on racism， social media， nurture vs nature， and on unity。

Michelle ，

When my 12 yo son finished LINKED by @gordonkorman， he ran into my room and declared “you have to read this！” Yes， we are a family of #booknerds。 What is so compelling about this story？ It tackles the tough issues of discrimination and antisemitic behavior within a modern context （hello TikTok）。 With every single book Gordon Korman writes， he crafts these super relatable characters who draw the target audience in。 My 12 yo truly can’t get enough of Korman’s books！ I will also say that this book When my 12 yo son finished LINKED by @gordonkorman， he ran into my room and declared “you have to read this！” Yes， we are a family of #booknerds。 What is so compelling about this story？ It tackles the tough issues of discrimination and antisemitic behavior within a modern context （hello TikTok）。 With every single book Gordon Korman writes， he crafts these super relatable characters who draw the target audience in。 My 12 yo truly can’t get enough of Korman’s books！ I will also say that this book makes my mom heart happy。 The characters are flawed and make some poor choices- but Korman shows the necessary work of character change， something we all have had to do， usually many times in our lives。 It’s hard stuff and Korman does it masterfully and provides our kids with a blueprint for meaningful change。I also love how Korman discusses （under the radar） motivations for why people have certain behaviors。 I think middle school ages need to think about this concept more。 LINKED should absolutely be on every kids’ （and adults’） bookshelf。 Check it out！ I recommend for grades 5 through high school。 Plot Summary:Link， Michael， and Dana live in a quiet town。 But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika。Nobody can believe it。 How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school？ Who would do such a thing？Because Michael was the first person to see it， he's the first suspect。 Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school， everyone's looking to him to figure it out。 And because Dana's the only Jewish girl in the whole town， everyone's treating her more like an outsider than ever。The mystery deepens as more swastikas begin to appear。 Some students decide to fight back and start a project to bring people together instead of dividing them further。 The closer Link， Michael， and Dana get to the truth， the more there is to face-not just the crimes of the present， but the crimes of the past。Follow me on instagram at @thebookdarlingblog for more book reviews！#bookstagram #books #childrensbooks #gordonkorman 。。。more

Agd ，

10。6。21-10。7。21。 6+ takes on serious note to see consequences of pranksters Korman loves to write about

Marney Hawes ，

Another excellent story by Mr。 Korman。 Lots to think about on many levels。 A perfect book for today's current culture。 Another excellent story by Mr。 Korman。 Lots to think about on many levels。 A perfect book for today's current culture。 。。。more

Karen Gibson ，

Excellent book about intollerance and second chances。

H ，

This is the story of one small Colorado town that is thrown into crisis when a swastika is found painted on the wall in the school。 IT doesn't help that people in the town are busily denying the area's past KKK history。 Soon swastikas are popping up all over school， and the kids get heavily involved in a project to make a paper chain of 6 million links to fight the hate。 But things are complicated for all the kids， and the appearance of a popular （and incendiary） YouTuber isn't helping。 Told fro This is the story of one small Colorado town that is thrown into crisis when a swastika is found painted on the wall in the school。 IT doesn't help that people in the town are busily denying the area's past KKK history。 Soon swastikas are popping up all over school， and the kids get heavily involved in a project to make a paper chain of 6 million links to fight the hate。 But things are complicated for all the kids， and the appearance of a popular （and incendiary） YouTuber isn't helping。 Told from the perspectives of a student council president， a popular jock， the only Jewish kid in school， and the kid who found the first vandalism。 This book has 7th graders as it's focus， so probably is aimed at grades 5-6 - but it feels like a little much for most of my 5th graders。 Give to kids who like issues books with a helping of humor。 Or who have liked books like Schooled or Gifted by Korman。 。。。more

Dawn Stahl ，

Something feels off about this middle grade realistic fiction story about a small town school dealing with the sudden appearance of hateful graffiti and rumors of an openly racist past。 It could've been the tones of the audiobook or the way the religious and cultural aspects were handled or that I just didn't connect with the main cool kid character。 I'm not really sure — and there's still plenty to like here （including a twist that makes thing really interesting and adds far more depth） — so I' Something feels off about this middle grade realistic fiction story about a small town school dealing with the sudden appearance of hateful graffiti and rumors of an openly racist past。 It could've been the tones of the audiobook or the way the religious and cultural aspects were handled or that I just didn't connect with the main cool kid character。 I'm not really sure — and there's still plenty to like here （including a twist that makes thing really interesting and adds far more depth） — so I'm just going to skip the rating and move on。 。。。more

Laura Thomas ，

It started as an act of anger。 The symbol meant nothing more than a way to get attention。 It didn't stop there。 Someone felt empowered now to spread hate and fear。 Can a large good act cover over the damage that has now been done？ It started as an act of anger。 The symbol meant nothing more than a way to get attention。 It didn't stop there。 Someone felt empowered now to spread hate and fear。 Can a large good act cover over the damage that has now been done？ 。。。more

Julia ，

3。5-overall a good read。 I just didn't feel like the characters were really thirteen。 I felt like it was teetering between middle grade and YA and I had a hard time connecting with the story that way。 3。5-overall a good read。 I just didn't feel like the characters were really thirteen。 I felt like it was teetering between middle grade and YA and I had a hard time connecting with the story that way。 。。。more

Heidi Burkhart ，

Linked is a book about a popular middle school boy who unexpectedly comes to terms with who he thought he was， and who he actually was， when he learns something about his family heritage。 An excellent book to generate conversations about personal values。

Chanie Polter ，

A school in the middle of nowhere suddenly starts gets swastika attacks。 And its the person you least expect who made them。

Margaret McGuire ，

GK does a great job of melding the stories of the past with the issues of the present。 The use of multiple POV， especially the youtube guy， help the reader think a little deeper。 Well-paced， realistic and engaging。 The ending was a little too neat， but I think kids will like that。

Gavin ，

One trait to describe Dana is loyal。 When everyone learned that Link drew the swastika， no one wanted to go to his Bar Mitzvah。 Then， Dana forgave him and convinced everyone to go。 This is how Link reacted， "I gawk at her。 'That's how you got everybody to come？ By telling him？' She beams。 'It worked didn't it。'" This shows that Dana is loyal because she got everybody to forgive him and come to his Bar Mitzvah。 One trait to describe Dana is loyal。 When everyone learned that Link drew the swastika， no one wanted to go to his Bar Mitzvah。 Then， Dana forgave him and convinced everyone to go。 This is how Link reacted， "I gawk at her。 'That's how you got everybody to come？ By telling him？' She beams。 'It worked didn't it。'" This shows that Dana is loyal because she got everybody to forgive him and come to his Bar Mitzvah。 。。。more

Susan Rose ，

Gordon Korman knows how to write a page turner。 His protagonists are likable， engaging， and typically lack judgement/and or/impulse control。 Link （short for Lincoln）， the central character， is all of the above。 This book is unusual for a Gordon Korman read given the central focus on something serious like racism and hate speech。 It is spot on 75% through and then its improbabilities tripped me up。 It does a great job with topical concerns such as rumor， social media and our unattractive historie Gordon Korman knows how to write a page turner。 His protagonists are likable， engaging， and typically lack judgement/and or/impulse control。 Link （short for Lincoln）， the central character， is all of the above。 This book is unusual for a Gordon Korman read given the central focus on something serious like racism and hate speech。 It is spot on 75% through and then its improbabilities tripped me up。 It does a great job with topical concerns such as rumor， social media and our unattractive histories which may be buried and may be uncovered after a time。 Full disclosure: I have never attended a bar mitzvah when there was a mosh pit after the ceremony。 。。。more

Kate ，

I’ve been reading Gordon Korman since MacDonald Hall and he’s never disappointed me。 This book is as awesome as ever！ Great characters， a captivating story and a conflict that keeps you hanging。 It’s about a tiny town that seems peaceful and ideal until a hate symbol appears spray painted in the school。 There’s also a great mystery element because no one knows who did it。 Recommended for all ages！！！#scholasticemployee

Michelle ，

3。5: cool connection to the Paper Clips project from TN。

Reese Donnelly ，

Realistic fiction #1 Quarter 1Linked- Realistic fiction book written by Gordon Korman。Linked takes place at Chokecherry middle school in Chokecherry， Colorado。 Chokecherry is a super small town 100 miles away from the closest city。Linked has three main characters。 Link， Michael， and Dana。 Link is a popular sports kid who pulls a lot of pranks and is a big troublemaker。 His friends are Jordie and Pouncy。 They help him with his jokes a lot。 In the middle of the book， his mom tells him he’s Jewish Realistic fiction #1 Quarter 1Linked- Realistic fiction book written by Gordon Korman。Linked takes place at Chokecherry middle school in Chokecherry， Colorado。 Chokecherry is a super small town 100 miles away from the closest city。Linked has three main characters。 Link， Michael， and Dana。 Link is a popular sports kid who pulls a lot of pranks and is a big troublemaker。 His friends are Jordie and Pouncy。 They help him with his jokes a lot。 In the middle of the book， his mom tells him he’s Jewish and， at the end of the book， he has a Bar Mitzvah。 He is also the one who painted the first swastika in the school。 Michael is the president of the art club。 He’s the one who first saw the first swastika and， everyone thinks it’s him。 He didn’t do it though。 He was the one who came up with the idea to do the paper link project。 He also counted all the paper links that the students and other people made。Dana is the only Jewish kid at the school。 She had just moved to Chokecherry when the swastikas started to show up。 And that just made her feel more like an outsider。 Both her dad and her mom are paleontologists and， they moved to Chokecherry because there were some dinosaur bones found on the mountains in Chokecherry。 Dana is the one who figures out that the wood her mom and dad have been digging up was the burning crosses of the KKK （Ku Klux Klan）。 Caroline， Pouncey， Jordie， Pamela， and Adam Tok are all minor characters。 There are a lot more but， these are some of them。 Caroline is president of seventh grade。 All she wants is for people to know about the student council and come to the meetings。 Her dream comes true when Link comes to one of the meetings and gets a lot of the seventh grade to come。 Then they come up with the idea to do the paper chain project。 Pouncey is Link’s friend。 He would always do pranks with him but， since all the Bar Mitzvah， swastika， and paper chain things he， feels like he has nothing is like it was before。 Pouncey’s grandfather was in the KKK and， his dad was at the Night of a Thousand Flames。Jordie is also Link’s friend。 He thinks that whatever Link wants to do with the Bar Mitzvah he should do it。 But he also notices that things are different。 Jordie is a sports kid like Link。Pamela is the one who drew multiple swastikas around the school。 Nobody suspected her at all but， she was busted when she transferred purple paint onto Jordie’s shirt when he pushed him away in the hall。 Mr。 Bradamas found a big paint can and paintbrush in her locker when he checked it。 Adam Tok or Mr。 Tok is a super famous Youtuber who comes to Chokecherry to investigate the swastikas he heard about。 Since he couldn’t go on school grounds， he stayed right behind the property line and interviewed kids all day。 He didn’t leave until the swastika person was exposed， the paper chain was over and， Link’s Bar Mitzvah was over。The problem in the book is that someone was painting swastikas all over the school and， nobody could figure out who it was。 The old history of the KKK in Chokecherry gets swept up when the swastikas are being painted。 Some people say it never happened， and some say it did。 The town is broken up by all the bad things that have been happening。One night Michel is at school， after school， and he sees a giant swastika painted on the ceiling。 Everyone gets really worked up about it and the search for the “swastika guy” is on。 Meanwhile， Link finds out he’s Jewish and he wants to do something to honor the people who died in the Holocaust （He also wants to have a Bat Mitzvah and he starts studying Hebrew）。 At a student council meeting， the school comes up with the idea to make six million paper links to see how big of a number that is。 After they finally get to six million （turns out it is a very， very big number， so big it fits into about 5 warehouses and a bunch of attics）， the truth comes out that Link painted the first swastika and Pamela painted the rest。 Now that he is found out， Link has to make a choice。 He either does his Bar Mitzvah or gives up on all his hard work。 He decides to do it and it gets set up in the school （It’s snowing super hard so he can’t have it at the synagogue）。 To Link’s surprise， everyone in town is there to celebrate his special holiday。 The end。Why did enjoy this book？ I enjoyed it because the students did what seemed impossible （Making 6 million links） and made it possible。 Another reason I liked it was because the characters were very interesting and fun to read about。What was my favorite part of the book？ When Michal realized they had 6 million links made。 And Links Bar Mitzvah at the end。Would you have done anything differently if you were the author？ I would have maybe made more connections to the Holocaust but otherwise， I like the way he wrote it。 。。。more

Kerrie ，

3。5

Wrenn Nicodemo ，

Another terrific Gordon Korman book！

Kim ，

Normally when I recommend a Korman novel to a student it is because he or she has asked for something funny or adventurous。 His novels are a slam dunk every time。 Linked is the same as Korman's other novels in that it starts out with a goofy kid who has made some bad choices and redeems himself。 However， this one touches on so many relevant topics， but in a middle grade manner。 Racism as well as freedom of speech and community accountability are laced into the story， with a little bit of fake/pr Normally when I recommend a Korman novel to a student it is because he or she has asked for something funny or adventurous。 His novels are a slam dunk every time。 Linked is the same as Korman's other novels in that it starts out with a goofy kid who has made some bad choices and redeems himself。 However， this one touches on so many relevant topics， but in a middle grade manner。 Racism as well as freedom of speech and community accountability are laced into the story， with a little bit of fake/propagandised news thrown in as well。 This would be an excellent read aloud in any middle grade classroom and could spark tons of great guided discussion over the topics。 Kids need to understand the possible fall out from poor decisions in our up to the minute， digitized society and Korman does a great job of portraying it through Link。 。。。more

Tamera Mcmahon ，

Swastikas appear in and around a school， which results in sensitivity lessons， while also revealing a hateful incident in the town many years ago。 The students decide to follow the example of the Holocaust paper clip project， making 6，000，000 paper links。 A couple of interesting twists within the story。

Janice ，

This is Korean at his pretty good。 It’s not as good as Restart， but it’s definitely better than The Unteachables。 Tackling big issues in middle grade books is great for readers as long as the books don’t get too preachy with the “this is the big thing you need to know” about whatever the issue is。 In Linked， the issue is hatred in the form of swastikas that appear just about everyday in this little， fairly homogeneous， town。 Korean’s 3 main characters all deal with it differently， and with good This is Korean at his pretty good。 It’s not as good as Restart， but it’s definitely better than The Unteachables。 Tackling big issues in middle grade books is great for readers as long as the books don’t get too preachy with the “this is the big thing you need to know” about whatever the issue is。 In Linked， the issue is hatred in the form of swastikas that appear just about everyday in this little， fairly homogeneous， town。 Korean’s 3 main characters all deal with it differently， and with good reason， since they’re all misfits in different ways。 When the reader finally finds out who was at the root of the swastikas， well， let’s just say I was surprised。 。。。more

Jana Tenbrook （Reviews from the Stacks） ，

In many ways this book is amazing。 The multiple perspective aspect is extremely well done and gives voice to so many different perspectives， showing （among other things） that everyone is harmed by hate， even if a specific action isn't aimed at them。 The characters and their voices are extraordinary。Except。 For a book that focuses strongly on the Jewish community and grapples with the Holocaust and related evils， it's surprisingly dismissive of the religious foundation。 Judaism is presented as an In many ways this book is amazing。 The multiple perspective aspect is extremely well done and gives voice to so many different perspectives， showing （among other things） that everyone is harmed by hate， even if a specific action isn't aimed at them。 The characters and their voices are extraordinary。Except。 For a book that focuses strongly on the Jewish community and grapples with the Holocaust and related evils， it's surprisingly dismissive of the religious foundation。 Judaism is presented as an afterthought， a bonus， or something extra if you want to feel really good about your social justice work。 But it isn't treated as a way of seeing the world or even something that explains why someone holds the morals that they do。 To be fair， Christianity is given the exact same treatment， and no other religions are mentioned。 It's clear that this book is not about morality or truth or understanding how the world works， and to an extent that's fine。 But if you're going to make a Jewish ceremony a highlight of the plot， then it only seems fair to take it more seriously。 Religion isn't something that you take up on a whim and learn how to pronounce the words but don't ever think about what they mean。 I just found it hard to stomach the consistently flippant attitude about something that should be very important and approached with respect and reverence。 This really is a good book， though。 I'm glad that I read it， and I think it would be a good addition to any middle-grade or young adult collection。 。。。more

Emma Davis ，

I am not exaggerating when I say that this book should be required reading for middle schoolers。

Reference

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

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