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424 pp.
| Harcourt |
April, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-15-204670-4$$17.00
(4)
YA
Bloor takes current education policies to the extreme with the Whittaker Magnet School, where students are given standardized tests every day and the administrators are cartoon-style evildoers. The over-the-top plot culminates in a disastrous visit from the First Lady, whose Chief of Staff helps likable protagonists Kate and George save the day.