Standing for Socks by Elissa Brent Weissman

He remembered back to first grade, when his friend Eric’s little sister was born, and how jealous he was. He couldn’t help being excited about the future- the future with my new brother! he thought, even though he was trying so hard not to think at all. He thought now of figuring out how many seconds there were until his train tomorrow, but that would probably just make him more excited and anxious, and Gabe needed to stop thinking about tomorrow so he could sleep. they figured out how many seconds there were until the ball dropped and then counted down ten seconds occasionally throughout the night (at 8:32 they counted down from 12,480 to 12,470). Rather than counting down to the new year when it was just ten seconds away, like most people, at 8:00 p.m. That was New Year’s Eve, and his mom had let him have a sleepover with some of his math team friends. Gabe had been awake later than this only once before. It was so late that it was almost tomorrow. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Adjust your head-gear, pack your camp bag, and get ready to geek out! This clever, fun read from Elissa Brent Weissman is full of great minor characters (like a bunkmate who solves math problems in his sleep) and silly subplots (like the geekiest lice outbreak ever). Gabe worries that Zack will see him only as a nerd, until a wild summer at camp-complete with a midnight canoe ride to “Dead Man’s Island”-helps Gabe realize that he and Zack have the foundations for a real friendship. S.C.G.E = Smart Camp for Geeks and Eggheads.īut is Gabe really a geek? He’s never thought about it much-but that was before he met Zack, his hip, LA-cool, soon-to-be stepbrother. has been a summer home to some legendary middle-school smarty-pants (and future Jeopardy! contestants), but it has a reputation for being, well, a Nerd Camp.

That means he’ll be spending six weeks at sleepaway camp, writing poetry and perfecting logic proofs.

Ten-year-old Gabe has just been accepted to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment. Pack your sleeping bag, grab your calculator, and celebrate geekdom with this humorous and empowering middle grade novel by the acclaimed author of Standing for Socks.

Standing for Socks by Elissa Brent Weissman