Sometimes putting up a fake identity can cause more impact than you think. That's what San Lee learned when he made up the fact that he was a Buddhist and a Zen Master. Ever since his father went to prison for numerous felonies, San went through phases as he lived throughout America; Skater, Jock, and many others. This time, he decided to be all knowing and philosophical. I loved this book because it was really funny and it teaches an important lesson in the end. More people started looking up to San as I read, and that only made the risk greater that more people were going to get hurt since he was a fraud. Unfortunately, San also has a potential rockstar girlfriend. If you ever lay your hands on this story, I suggest take the dive- it's memorable.
Zen And The Art Of Faking It
By Jordan Sonnenblick
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 6 | n/a | 5.2 | 47463 |
Meet San Lee, a (sort of) innocent teenager, who moves against his will to a new town. Things get interesting when he (sort of) invents a new past for himself, which makes him incredibly popular. In fact, his whole school starts to (sort of) worship him, just because he (sort of) accidentally gave the impression that he's a reincarnated mystic.
When things start to unravel, San needs to find some real wisdom in a hurry. Can he patch things up with his family, save himself from bodily harm, stop being an outcast, and maybe even get the girl?
When things start to unravel, San needs to find some real wisdom in a hurry. Can he patch things up with his family, save himself from bodily harm, stop being an outcast, and maybe even get the girl?
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780439837071
ISBN-10: 0439837073
Published on 10/1/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
Book Reviews (2)
This book was really good!! So the main character: San Lee has moved around a lot of times and when he attends his new school he finds himself in a new "identity" as a zen master. Because of his "appearance" everyone then believes he's a true zen master, when actually he's just reading books at the local library about zen stuff and just pretending to be. But then San finds himself in trouble, and then everyone finally finds out that he was just pretending to be a zen master.