TODAY The Ambrose Deception

Three students their middle school teachers consider unremarkable are unexpectedly selected to compete for a mysterious scholarship. The contest offers a ten-thousand-dollar prize and sends them across Chicago to solve clues at different locations. As the students pursue the scholarship, they must follow a trail of puzzles through the city. Spot black-and-white illustrations accompany this story of an unusual academic competition and a search whose purpose remains unclear at the outset.