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267 pp.
| Hyperion |
July, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-3997-3$16.99
(4)
YA
The Nerd Girls--Maureen, Barbara, and Alice-- continue their rivalry with their middle school's mean-girls, the ThreePees. But this time the prank war goes too far, and as punishment the groups must work together to win the annual Academic Septathalon. Believable friendships and quirky (if overly sarcastic) language bolster the narrative, but a subplot involving Maureen's long-absent father mires the humor.