Eleanor Robins

June has learned to control her temper and must now work on letting go of grudges, especially after Kim, a girl June has disliked since junior year, wins a spot on June's starting volleyball team.

Drake and Noah don't want to go on Mr. Zane's field trip to the gardens. At first, they seem to be in luck because the permission slips go missing. Then someone calls the bus company on Mr. Zane's behalf--twice. Is the field trip canceled? Did Drake take the permission slips and make the calls, or did someone else?

Ben, a runner, must decide what is the right thing to do when his grades, which are not good enough for him to make the track team, are confused with those of another student with the same last name.

Logan chooses to tell Quinn a small lie when he says the he likes breaking codes, but this quickly backfires when she gives him a coded message with instructions that may be important.

Competitiveness becomes something more sinister as Lin and Chandra compete for the best grade on their science papers. Did Lin lose her library book or did someone take it? Can Willow help Lin find her library book in time to complete her paper?

Drake has to pass Mrs. Wray's history test if he wants to play in the football game. Drake is sure he handed Mrs. Wray the test. But when Mrs. Wray realizes Drake's test is missing, Mr. Zane tells her that he saw Drake in her room. Did Drake take his test to avoid getting a failing grade, or does someone else have a stake in whether or not Drake plays?

Just one day before the Carter High art show, Paige can't find her painting. She remembers putting it in room 19, or did she? Will Paige find her painting in time to enter it in the art show?

"Is it OK to win because the other team forfeits, or should you bend the rules a bit and play the game letting the best team win? Cruz wants to take the easy way out, but his teammates want to play fair and square." - back cover