Whatshisface

By Gordon Korman

A boy's phone is haunted by a ghost from Shakespeare's time. Can they right a past wrong together?

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240 pages· 48,012 words· Est. 6.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Cooper Vega, always the new kid, feels invisible until his new phone reveals a ghostly presence. Roderick, a boy from Shakespeare's era, is trapped inside and needs Cooper's help to fix a historical wrong. As Cooper navigates middle school with Roderick's outdated advice, he must decide if he can trust this spectral ally. Can a centuries-old ghost help Cooper find his place in the present, or will their unlikely partnership lead to chaos? Discover the unexpected friendship that bridges time and changes everything.

From the publisher

A fun, funny ghost story about a nobody kid who becomes a somebody while helping a ghost right a wrong from the past.Cooper Vega’s family moves so often that he’s practically invisible at any school he attends. Now they’ve relocated to the town of Stratford – where nobody even makes an effort to learn Cooper’s name. To them, he’s just . . . whatshisface.Cooper’s parents feel bad about moving him around so much, so they get him a fancy new phone. Almost immediately, it starts to malfunction. First there’s a buzzing. Then there’s a weird glare on the screen. Then that glare starts to take on the form of . . . a person? It’s not just any person trapped inside Cooper’s phone. It’s a boy named Roderick, who says he lived in the time of William Shakespeare – and had a very tangled history with the famous playwright. Cooper thinks his phone has gone haywire, but there’s nothing he can do to get rid of Roderick. Then, even stranger, Roderick starts helping him. Even though his 17th-century advice isn’t always the best for a 21st century middle school.

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