King Dork

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King Dork

2006 paperback edition
Author Frank Portman
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Young adult novel
Publisher Delacorte Press
Publication date April 11, 2006
Media type Print
Pages 352 pp
ISBN ISBN 0385732910

King Dork is a young adult novel by Frank Portman (otherwise known as Dr. Frank) that was published in 2006 (ISBN 0-385-73291-0). The storyline follows a disillusioned teenager named Tom Henderson as he attempts to survive the daily sadism of high school, understand the opposite sex, start a band, and find some answers about his father's mysterious death.

The film rights to the book were acquired by the Will Ferrell/Adam McKay Paramount/Vantage production company Gary Sanchez Productions in November 2006. According to IMDb, the King Dork movie is set to be released in 2008. The IMDb link to information on the King Dork movie is currently only open to IMDbPro members.