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King Dork is the first novel by Frank Portman, published in 2006. A work of young adult fiction, the first-person narrative follows 14 year-old Tom Henderson during the first few months of his sophomore year of high school. Tom navigates the daily difficulties of a school filled with cruel peers and uncaring administrators, attempts to start a rock and roll band with his only close friend, negotiates the complexities of relating to girls, tries to piece together information about his deceased father through clues found in old novels, and evolves his relationship with his mother, stepfather, and sister. Titled after a 1999 song by Portman's band The Mr. T Experience, King Dork makes many references to rock bands, albums, and musicians.

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  • King Dork is the first novel by Frank Portman, published in 2006. A work of young adult fiction, the first-person narrative follows 14 year-old Tom Henderson during the first few months of his sophomore year of high school. Tom navigates the daily difficulties of a school filled with cruel peers and uncaring administrators, attempts to start a rock and roll band with his only close friend, negotiates the complexities of relating to girls, tries to piece together information about his deceased father through clues found in old novels, and evolves his relationship with his mother, stepfather, and sister. Titled after a 1999 song by Portman's band The Mr. T Experience, King Dork makes many references to rock bands, albums, and musicians. The novel was named one of the Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association in 2007, and the filmmaking option was picked up by Gary Sanchez Productions. It was followed by Andromeda Klein (2009), which uses the same fictional setting but is set some years later and follows different characters, and by a direct sequel, King Dork Approximately (2014). (en)
  • King Dork es la primera novela de Frank Portman, publicada en 2006. Una obra de literatura juvenil, narración en primera persona sigue a Tom Henderson de catorce años durante los primeros meses de su segundo año de la escuela secundaria. Tom navega las dificultades diarias de una escuela llena de compañeros crueles y administradores indiferentes, los intentos de formar una banda de rock and roll con sus amigos está cerca, negocia las complejidades de asociarse con las chicas, trata de juntar información acerca de su difunto padre a través de pistas encontradas en novelas antiguas, y evoluciona su relación con su madre, su padrastro y su hermana. Bajo el título de una canción de la banda de Portman The Mr. T Experience, «King Dork» hace mucha referencia a bandas de rock, álbumes y músicos. La novela fue nombrada como uno de los Mejores Libros de Literatura Juvenil por la en 2007, y la opción de hacer una película fue recogida por .​ Fue seguido por en el 2009, el cual usó la misma herramienta de ficción pero se estable unos años más adelante y continúan diferentes personajes, y por la secuela directa, en 2014. (es)
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  • 0-385-73291-0
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  • PZ7.P8373 Ki 2006
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  • 60516780
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  • Cover of the 2006 hardcover edition, resembling a torn and doodled-in paperback edition of The Catcher in the Rye with the original title and author obscured by correction fluid. (en)
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  • PZ7.P8373 Ki 2006 (en)
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  • King Dork (en)
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  • Delacorte Press
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  • King Dork es la primera novela de Frank Portman, publicada en 2006. Una obra de literatura juvenil, narración en primera persona sigue a Tom Henderson de catorce años durante los primeros meses de su segundo año de la escuela secundaria. Tom navega las dificultades diarias de una escuela llena de compañeros crueles y administradores indiferentes, los intentos de formar una banda de rock and roll con sus amigos está cerca, negocia las complejidades de asociarse con las chicas, trata de juntar información acerca de su difunto padre a través de pistas encontradas en novelas antiguas, y evoluciona su relación con su madre, su padrastro y su hermana. Bajo el título de una canción de la banda de Portman The Mr. T Experience, «King Dork» hace mucha referencia a bandas de rock, álbumes y músicos. (es)
  • King Dork is the first novel by Frank Portman, published in 2006. A work of young adult fiction, the first-person narrative follows 14 year-old Tom Henderson during the first few months of his sophomore year of high school. Tom navigates the daily difficulties of a school filled with cruel peers and uncaring administrators, attempts to start a rock and roll band with his only close friend, negotiates the complexities of relating to girls, tries to piece together information about his deceased father through clues found in old novels, and evolves his relationship with his mother, stepfather, and sister. Titled after a 1999 song by Portman's band The Mr. T Experience, King Dork makes many references to rock bands, albums, and musicians. (en)
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