In the book Schooled by Gordon Korman, Capricorn (or cap) Anderson is raised and home schooled by his hippie grandmother Rain. After Rain falls from a tree and breaks her hip Cap must stay with a foster family and go to regular public school. His classroom gose from 1 to 1,300. He has to face the difficulties of being a hippie in a 21 century school and instantly gets caught up in the C Average middle school annual plot to elect the weirdest/idiotic person for 8th grade president. After being the only one who entered (or was secretly entered) he is stuck in a dead end job as 8th grade president in his first week. But after he starts to show his friendliness and leadership skills. And then it’s a hop, skip, and a jump to being the most popular
