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| Author | Gordon Korman |
|---|---|
| Series | Bugs Potter |
| Publisher | Scholastic-TAB |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 179 |
| ISBN | 0590332708 |
| OCLC | 11483291 |
| Followed by | Bugs Potter LIVE at Nickaninny (1983) |
Who is Bugs Potter? is a 1980 young adult novel by Gordon Korman.
Plot
[edit]David Potter is a young and talented drummer, from Red River High in Winnipeg, who is in Toronto to participate in a prestigious high school band competition. At night, unable to stand being cooped up in a hotel and only allowed out for museum tours, he sneaks out to see his favourite bands, such as Dorchester Melon, play. He drags along his roommate Adam Webb.
BiBi Lanay is a fabulously beautiful, and unlucky movie star, with an upcoming film premiere. She is staying in the same hotel as David and Adam. She and her entourage are trying to stay out of sight until the premiere.
Bugs Potter is the new, mustache-faced, overnight sensation in Toronto's active club scene, who sits in with other bands for a number, then vanishes without a trace.
Two jewel thieves who want to steal a fabulous emerald necklace belonging to Bibi are also part of the plot. The necklace is reputed to be cursed.
Reception
[edit]Korman said the book took about five weeks to write.[3]
Sequel
[edit]Korman wrote a sequel, published in 1983, "Bugs Potter Live at Nickaninny"[4], where a bored Bugs makes the most of a dull family wilderness camping trip to Lake Naka-mee-chee in Northern Ontario, forming a rock group and rediscovering a lost tribe that a group of secretive anthropologists have been searching for nearby.
References
[edit]- ^ Beth Thomas (16 November 1981). "Festival focuses on writings for young". The Vancouver Sun. p. 22 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Christine Meola (review) (2 December 1984). "Bugs, Scarface Joe and Rat Teeth heroes in new books for children". Asbury Park Press. p. 198 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Sheila Robertson (11 May 1981). "Young author delights audience". Star-Phoenix. p. 21 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Author of 10 kids' books to visit Clearbrook Library". The Abbotsford News. 19 March 1986. p. 30 – via newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Who is Bugs Potter?
- Morgan, Joanna (6 June 1981). "Kid Lit". The Windsor Star. p. 97 – via newspapers.com.