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Chapter 6: Hyperpanic (Donovan Curtis)

Donovan’s perception of the luxurious freedoms of college life—no bedtime, potato chips in bed—comports perfectly with around a third of the population of my dorm when I was in college (back in the caveman era).

A year ago in the SLUGFEST edition of the Kormaniacs Book Club (here: https://gordonkorman.com/forum?t=23967), I listed all the GRK books I know of that riff on toilets. The warning from JoJo the RA not to flush a grapefruit down the toilet adds to the throne count.

For those keeping track:

• Shakespeare: CHECK!
• Toilet(s): CHECK!

@Owen: I’m guessing you’re right about Arlene, and I bet Noah’s Gavel Society gambit will be central to HYPERGIFTED. And great question about Jalen and where he disappeared to. If you get a chance to read NO COINS, PLEASE, I guarantee you’ll find some similarities between Jalen and Artie, at least insofar as escaping his counselors and then acting aloof and unconcerned when questioned about his whereabouts. We’ll miss you this weekend and look forward to your observations early next week.

@Kormaniac Daniel: Your AI summary might be off by a couple of chapters—I don’t think we’ve been introduced to AIDAN yet. What stands out to YOU about what’s going on? I know you’ve read a lot of GRK—how does HYPERGIFTED compare so far? What’s the funniest thing that’s happened?