COMING September 9, 2008 from Delacorte Press / Random House Books:

Spelling bees, scandal, defenestration, and a whole lot of spitting. Based on Watergate!


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From the hardcover dust jacket:
COME SPELLING BEE season, the tiny town of Preston erupts in excitement: the bee is televised, and the hottest ticket in town. This year, an assortment of sixth-grade miscreants is going for the top prize: Jennifer, an overscheduled free spirit whose parents are obsessed with her college applications; Mutual, a previously home-schooled outsider who's enrolled in public school for the first time in order to participate in the bee; Harlan, the class clown who has spectacular plans for making the most of his time in the spotlight; and Chrissie, the constant observer, who suspects something is off at the bee and will stop at nothing to get to the truth. Principal Floren is acting shady to everyone - but, as he insists, "I am not a crook."

ALSO COMING!
I Put a Spell On You (Fall, 2008, Delacorte Press)
I Put a Spell On You, Also (2009, Delacorte Press)
Lost and Found (2009, Delacorte Press)
Lost and Found 2 (2010, Delacorte Press)
The Wisenheimer's Guide to US History (2010, Delacorte Press)
TOP SECRET YA PROJECT (TBA)
Pushing Cheerleaders Down the Stairs (graphic novel, TBA)