Bruno and Boots
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Bruno and Boots is the name of a series of young adult novels by author Gordon Korman; they are arguably his most famous works.
The series is set in a Canadian boarding school for boys called Macdonald Hall, located near the city of Toronto.
The lead characters are Bruno Walton and Melvin "Boots" O'Neil, MacDonald Hall students who have a well earned reputation for mischief. For all their troublemaking, however, the pair have a deep loyalty to the school and many of the books have they and their friends going to great lengths to support it.
The school's headmaster is William R. Sturgeon, also known as "The Fish" by the students. This unwanted nickname comes not only from his name, but also from his bespectacled fish-like appearance when he glares disapprovingly at his students. While he is a firm disciplinarian with a carefully cultivated authoritative image, he also cares deeply for his school and the children under his care.
Nearby is another school, Miss Scrimage's Finishing School for Young Girls. However, despite the obtuse headmistress's best efforts, the girls there are even more rambunctious than the boys of Macdonald Hall, and are always ready for whatever fun that Bruno and Boots have in mind.
[edit] Bruno and Boots/Macdonald Hall Books
- This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (1978, recently renamed This Can't Be Happening)
- Go Jump in the Pool (1979)
- Beware the Fish (1980)
- The War With Mr. Wizzle (1982, recently retitled The Wizzle War)
- The Zucchini Warriors (1988)
- Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood (1991)
- Something Fishy At Macdonald Hall (1995)
