Control Freaks - J E Thomas

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Résumé :
A People Magazine Must-Read of Summer - NOW IN PAPERBACK!

One week. One prize. Seven really weird challenges.

The kids at Benjamin Banneker College Prep are a little... competitive. Okay. They're a LOT competitive.

The minute Principal Yee announces an epic competition for the golden B-B trophy, seventh-grader Frederick Douglass Zezzmer knows he has to win.

But it won't be easy. The competition doesn't just include science, technology, engineering, and math. It also has arts and sports. Not Doug's best subjects.

Even worse, it's a TEAM competition. Instead of being in a superstar group, Doug gets paired with four middle school misfits no one else wants.

Worst of all, Doug's dad has a horrible backup plan. If Doug doesn't win, he has to forget about becoming the World's Greatest Inventor and spend the summer in sports camp, with his scary stepbrother.

With only a week to go, Doug launches a quest to turn his team of outcasts into winners... and maybe even friends.

W I N N E R

- Best of the Best, Black Caucus of the American Library Association

P R A I S E

? Thomas strews the increasingly suspenseful competition with teachable moments and traces learning curves not only for the students but for teachers and parents, too. Reminiscent of E. L. Konigsburg's TheView from Saturday. ...

Biographie:
J.E. Thomas grew up near Colorado's Front Range mountains. She spent her early summers stuffing grocery bags with books at the local library, reading feverishly, then repeating the process week after week. J.E. has bachelors' degrees in Mass Communications and Political Science, as well as a master's degree in Public Communications. Her first book, Control Freaks, was a People Magazine Summer Must-Read, a Best of the Best pick by the Black Caucus of the ALA, and named to the Sunshine State Young Readers list. Her second book, The AI Incident, was nominated for the Georgia Children's Book Award....

Sommaire:

-Booklist (starred)

Creative and hilarious...the novel's narration shifts among many perspectives, giving a rich, panoramic view of how stressful yet ultimately rewarding these learning experiences are for the overachievers, the socially awkward, the kids with complicated home lives, and all those who just need to see each other a little differently. ...