Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker. Bondi is a show-off.
Not a single one of Melissa, Wilf, or Bondi's middle school teachers
would considerer them a star student. Yet to everyone's surprise,
Melissa, WIlf, and Bondi are the three students chosen to compete for a
ten thousand-dollar scholarship, solving clues that lead them to various
locations around Chicago. None of the kids have heard of the scholarship
before, but the rules seem simple enough: solve clues, take photo proof,
and win money.
At first the three contestants work independently, but it doesn't take
long before each begins to wonder whether the competition is a sham.
It's only by secretly joining forces and using their unique talents that
the trio is able to uncover the truth behind the Ambrose Deception -- a
truth that involves a lot more than just a scholarship.
With a narrative style as varied and intriguing as the mystery itself,
this adventure involving clever clues, plenty of perks, and abhorrent
adults is pure wish fulfillment.