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Gr 6-10 Cappo frames her novel around an academic "quiz bowl" challenge that pulls together a group of teens. Long considered to be second-rate by the private, wealthy, and elite Pinehurst Academy, the students at Wickham High School are stunned to have beaten Pinehurst in a qualifying exam, but they rise to the occasion, and through rigorous tutoring by handsome English teacher Mr. Malory, prepa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

High school junior Bernadette Terrell is enthralled by her English teacher, a handsome twenty-something Brit who expresses due appreciation of her braininess and her ultra-competitive nature—not the norm at "rundown" Wickham High. However, when she and her classmates unexpectedly score the highest marks on an entrance exam for a statewide academic contest, Bernadette is wary. As in her favorite murder mysteries, a combination of sleuthing and good luck prove her suspicions: her beloved Mr. Malory has cheated. When her mother urges her to say nothing a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More