The Ambrose Deception

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.

Author: Emily Ecton
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/12/2019
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.69h x 5.25w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781484790052
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 196199 / Ambrose Deception

About the Author
Emily Ecton is the author of multiple middle grade books published under the names Emily Ecton and Emily Fairlie. She is also a former writer and producer for Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!, the Peabody Award-winning comedy news quiz on NPR. Her books have been nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, the Pennsylvania Young Rader's Choice Award and the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award. After years of living in Chicago, she now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia with her dog, Binky. For more information, visit her online at emilyecton.com.