Slugfest

By Gordon Korman

A top athlete must navigate summer school with misfit classmates to uncover a scandal threatening their future.

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304 pages· 56,965 words· Est. 8 hour read

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Yash, a star athlete, faces an unexpected challenge: summer school for failing PE. Joined by a quirky group of classmates, including a brainy non-athlete, feuding twins, and a rebellious protester, Yash must navigate the chaos of 'Slugfest.' When a scandal threatens to make their efforts meaningless, Yash and his unlikely team must act fast. Can they uncover the truth and save their summer? And what secrets is their teacher hiding? Dive into a story of unexpected alliances and surprising revelations.

From the publisher

From Gordon Korman, the New York Times bestselling author of Restart, comes a hilarious new story about a group of underdogs who come together when they are forced to attend summer school–for failing PE.Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School–so good, in fact, that he’s already playing on the high school’s JV sports teams. Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning a state-mandated credit for eighth-grade PE. To graduate, he has to take Physical Education Equivalency–PEE, also known as “Slugfest”–in summer school.Yash gets to know his fellow “slugs” Kaden, an academic superstar who’s physically hopeless; twins Sarah and Stewart, who are too busy trying to kill each other to do any real PE; Jesse, a notorious prankster; Arabella, who protests everything; and Cleo, a natural athlete who has sworn off sports.But when one of them tries to blow the lid off a scandal that could make all their time in summer school a waste, Yash is forced to take drastic action.Teaming up with the most hapless crew in school can really surprise a person. And their teacher might be hiding the biggest surprise yet. . . .

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