Losing Joe's Place

By Gordon Korman

Book Overview

Jason and his 2 friends spend the summer at his brother Joe's place with the understanding that they can't put Joe in jeopardy of losing his lease. Their dreams of great jobs and lots of dates turn... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590427695
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

One of the Best

I haven't read this book in almost six years, and I still remember it as one of the funniest and enjoyable books that I've ever read. I remember laughing out loud as I read the story. I recommend this book not only to young adult readers, but anyone who reads for entertainment. It's great!

GREAT BOOK

Losing Joe's Place was the best book I ever read. I thought it was the best book because it was three boys who had and apartment to themselves for the whole summer and they end up messing up everything. It was funny to see them mess up the apartment they were in, not get the girls, and not even have enough money to pay the rent. Not only was that funny but when they first got to the apartment it was nothing they expected. They thought it was going to be beautiful and big but it was in the ghetto area, one room apartment, over a deli, and the paint was peeling off. When reading this book I did not lose interest once. Every page you turn there is something happening that makes you want to read what's going to happen next. The author was going from bar fights to two guys going out with the same girl at once and it just grabbed my attention. Not only were the events in the book making me want to read more, but also the characters. Out of the three characters I liked Don the best. I liked Don because he tried to get all the women but was never successful but he never had a negative attitude. Ferguson and Jason would always say we have no chance but Don would also be the one who said we do have a chance. Also I liked Don because he was the leader of the group and he took charge of everything. The author did a very good job in creating the characters. I liked all three of them but Don more than the others. In conclusion Losing Joe's Place was a very good book. I learned many things from reading this book. For example don't take two friends with you if one of the friends hates the other. This caused many problems in the book and instead of Jason's plan to get them to be better friends they ended up hating each other more and more. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a humorous book or a book about teenagers. If I loved this book I think everyone would love it too.

Great book!

I can't believe that so many of Gordon Korman's books are out of print! Has the world lost its mind??? We need Gordon Korman! To keep us happy...to keep us laughing...to keep us alive!

My all-time favorite book

I loved this book, it was so fun to read. As I read this book, I could easily see it being turned into a TV-movie. Since reading this book, I have done two book reports on it, recited a section for a communications exam, and nearly faced library overdue charges on several occasions (love it too much). I recommend this book for anyone who needs a good laugh.

A funny story about a teenage boy's fantasy

Jason and his friends are set for one wild summer in downtown Toronto. But when they meet the crabby landlord, Jason's brother's freaky friend and trouble with the police, the summer turns out to be more than they bargained for. A very funny story that surprises you at every turn.