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To Catch a Cheat

Varian Johnson

Jackson Greene has stopped running con games after helping prevent an eighth-grade election from being rigged. Then an anonymous video appears to show members of Gang Greene committing school vandalism. The sender demands that Jackson steal answers to a social studies test or the video will reach the principal. Jackson knows the footage was altered, but proving it will be difficult. With Charlie, Gaby, and the rest of the group, he takes on the job while planning to expose the blackmailers and the real vandals.

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Themes
Friendship · Mystery And Discovery · Problem Solving · School · Teamwork
Format
Paperback
ISBN-13
9780545722407
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2017Fiction for Children
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