"A thoughtful next step for readers of Andrew Clements." --BCCB
Multiple points of view lead to multiple theories about what really
happened after one kid turns a punishment into a protest in this
hilarious novel from Michele Weber Hurwitz.
Perennial good kid Ethan Marcus has just done the unthinkable: refuse to
stay seated during class. He's not causing a riot; he's not wandering
around; he's just sick of sitting. But the rules aren't designed for
Ethan, and so he is sent to the principal's office.
When Ethan's sentence results in a Reflection Day--McNutt Middle
School's answer to detention--his faculty advisor suggests that Ethan
channel the energy that caused his "transgression" by entering the
school's Invention Day Competition. Ethan is not exactly Mark
Zuckerberg, so he doubts his ability to make anything
competition-worthy. That's the department of his slightly older sister
Erin. But as Ethan and his buddy Brian get into the assignment, they
realize they might actually have something.
Enter Romanov, the resident tech whiz, who refuses to give them tips.
But Erin is furious at her formally slacker--now traitor--brother.
Meanwhile, Erin's friend Zoe is steering clear of Erin's drama after
realizing that she may be crushing on Ethan. Then there's Brian who has
bigger things to worry about, and finally loner kid Wesley, who may know
more than others realize...
Told in the perspectives of multiple students, discover what really
happened on the day that one kid decided to take a stand against sitting
down.
