Zero Tolerance

Written by Claudia Mills

A perfect student faces expulsion over a mistake, challenging her views on right and wrong.

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256 pages· 44,539 words· Est. 6 hour read· 670L

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Bookroo's summary

Sierra Shepard, a model seventh-grader, faces expulsion after mistakenly bringing a paring knife to school. As she navigates the harsh consequences of a zero-tolerance policy, she befriends Luke, a notorious troublemaker. Through their unexpected friendship, Sierra begins to question her black-and-white views on morality. Can she find a way to clear her name and redefine her understanding of good and bad? Discover the blurred lines of justice and friendship in this gripping tale of unexpected alliances and personal growth.

From the publisher

Seventh-grader Sierra Shepard has always been the perfect student, so when she sees that she accidentally brought her mother’s lunch bag to school, including a paring knife, she immediately turns in the knife at the school office. Much to her surprise, her beloved principal places her in in-school suspension and sets a hearing for her expulsion, citing the school’s ironclad no-weapons policy. While there, Sierra spends time with Luke, a boy who’s known as a troublemaker, and discovers that he’s not the person she assumed he would be–and that the lines between good and bad aren’t as clear as she once thought.

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