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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022
High Score
Written by Destiny Howell
A middle schooler must pull off an arcade heist to save his friend from a bully's demands.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 281 ratings
304 pages
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Bookroo's summary
DJ, once a problem-solving whiz at his old school, just wants to fit in at Ella Fitzgerald Middle. But when his best friend Conor lands in trouble, owing 100,000 arcade tickets to a school bully, DJ must step up. With only two weeks to pull off the impossible, DJ plans a daring heist in the arcade. Can he outsmart the bully and save his friend without getting caught? Dive into this thrilling adventure where friendship and quick thinking are the keys to survival.
From the publisher
Oceans 11 goes to the arcade in this wildly entertaining heist adventure that is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman, Varian Johnson, and Celia P rez.We do this my way. No one gets hurt. And if I call it off, it’s off. Got it?My name’s Darius James–but everyone calls me DJ. At my old school, I was the go-to guy for all kinds of tricky problems that needed creative solutions. But at my new school, Ella Fitzgerald Middle, I’m just trying to blend in.Well, I was, anyway, until my best friend, Conor, got himself transferred to the Fitz too. Now Conor owes 100,000 arcade tickets to the biggest bully around–and he only has two weeks to make it happen. Impossible? Not with my head in the game.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 304
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 640L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.3
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 7
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 518908
Publication
- Published
- June 28, 2022
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781338746716
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