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High-school junior Mischa's Ivy-League dreams are thwarted when she's rejected everywhere. With the help of three (female) hackers, she eventually uncovers application-tampering. In the meantime, sharp, sarcastic narrator Mischa gets to know herself and her interests without the pressure of academic achievement. The familiar theme is buoyed by thoughtful observations on class, ambition, and the value and hazards of education as well as by an engaging mystery.