From Goodreads: Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker. Bondi is a show-off. At least that's what their middle school teachers think. To everyone's surprise, they are the three students chosen to compete for a ten thousand-dollar scholarship, solving clues that lead them to various locations around Chicago. At first the three contestants work independently, but it doesn't take long before each begins to wonder whether the competition is a sham. It's only by secretly joining forces and using their unique talents that the trio is able to uncover the truth behind the Ambrose Deception--a truth that involves a lot more than just a scholarship. |
In addition, I do wish there was more in the vein of consequences for some cheating that occurred along the way. The kids broke rules. They skipped school. They lied. They got in cars with strangers. But in the end, none of those things mattered, but perhaps they should have.