Kliatt, March 1st, 2006
KORMAN, Gordon. Born to rock. Hyperion. 261 p. c2006. 0-7868-0920-5. $15.99. JS *
Another wild, funny adventure from Korman, who knows how to please his YA audience. The protagonist, Leo, finds out that his biological father is a punk rock star, and when Leo has graduated from high school he seeks him out: King Maggot, lead singer for Purge. King has been in retirement for a long time, but this summer he and his band are on a revival tour, and Leo goes along as a roadie, hoping to get to know his biological father, and hoping to use the connection to get his Harvard University tuition paid....
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