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'Hi, I’m Connor and I’m a nerd. I thought I knew all there was to being one. But there are better nerds out there. Super nerds. Hyper nerds. Super, hyper nerds. I thought all nerds were smart. But that’s not true, because suddenly I don’t feel so bright anymore…'
'Our favourite character from Con-nerd returns in Super Con-nerd, where he finally makes it into a selective high school. If he thought the competition was intense to get into a selective school, it’s tougher on the inside. Connor feels like everybody else is smarter than him and is trying to play catch up with the other super nerds, like Andrew Thompson who is top of his class. Connor’s mum has loosened up and lets Connor draw his comics like Fireproof Knights, as long as his grades are good. Luckily, there’s no report cards after the first week of school…' (Publication Summary)
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Con-Nerd
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2011
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'There's this kid named Connor who is a nerd. Yep, he wears these mega glasses and kids think the only thing he's good at is studying. Connor's mum wants him to work hard to be a doctor. But what Connor really wants to do is draw crazy cartoons and gruesome dragons that fly off the page.
'Nobody knows about Connor's special talent...until he falls for the cute Korean girl, Tori Kim. Beauty and the geek right? He doesn't have a chance.
'Then Connor's classmates discover his pictures. His new friends are going to tell him how to be cool if he keeps drawing. Connor gets a makeover that will change the way people think about him. Before you know it, the whole school's reading his own manga comic called Fireproof Knights. Connor meets an arts teacher Mr Gale who gives him a chance to win a huge arts competition. So Connor starts a mission to win his mum's approval and hopefully Tori's heart. Does Connor have the desire to chase his dreams or is he destined to be a brain-throb?' (Source: Author's website)
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[Review] Super Con-Nerd
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 32 no. 4 2017; (p. 40)
— Review of Super Con-Nerd 2017 single work children's fiction'Connor has just started high school, and he thought being a nerd, he would find it easy. But he soon discovers there are better nerds at his school. There are Super nerds, Hyper nerds and even Super Hyper nerds. How on earth can he get through without the support of his old friends who are moving on without him?' (Introduction)
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[Review] Super Con-Nerd
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 32 no. 4 2017; (p. 40)
— Review of Super Con-Nerd 2017 single work children's fiction'Connor has just started high school, and he thought being a nerd, he would find it easy. But he soon discovers there are better nerds at his school. There are Super nerds, Hyper nerds and even Super Hyper nerds. How on earth can he get through without the support of his old friends who are moving on without him?' (Introduction)
