Bernetta Wallflower is having the worst summer on record. After her ex-best friend frames her for masterminding a cheating ring, her parents ground her until her tonsils grow back and she’s banned from her father’s magic club, where she performs every Saturday as a magician's assistant. But what's most horrible of all is that, once Bernetta's beloved private school strips her of her scholarship, she'll need come up with $9,000 in three short months if she has any hope of going back. It seems hopeless . . . until Bernetta comes up with a plan that involves a lot of lying, a little bit of trickery, and a mysterious stranger with chocolate-brown eyes. But does Bernetta have the gumption to pull it off?
praise!
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“This is an entertaining and offbeat outing, following cinematic convention . . . escalating things with cons within cons and subsequent counter-cons . . . [Readers will] relish the twists and turns.”
Booklist
“The details of the different scams are fascinating . . . Graff has created an original, dimensional heroine in Bernetta.”
Publishers Weekly
“The sneaky scams [Bernetta and Gabe] pull off will enthrall readers . . . The author describes a few of Bernetta's father's magic tricks and explains some of Gabe's people-reading techniques, adding to the book's fun quotient.”
School Library Journal
“The characters are well drawn, and Bernetta's growing qualms of conscience are believable. Readers will appreciate the well-constructed plot and intriguing snippets of magic slipped in here and there.”
The Horn Book
“Graff successfully diverts the reader's attention in order to spring several surprises along the way while still making Bernetta a genuine and likable character.”
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