Dork on the Run

Carol Gorman. HarperCollins, $15.99 (192pp) ISBN 978-0-06-029409-0

Children's NOTES Series and Sequels Familiar characters and continuing story lines carry on in a number of books this season. In Dork on the Run by Carol Gorman, unconventionally cool Dork in Disguise star Jerry Flack risks his newfound, un-dorklike reputation by running for class president. (June)

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