Synopsis
The school:
The Winchester School of the Arts, nicknamed "The Laundromat" because it's where better boarding schools send their "dirty laundry."
The girl:
Carli, a gorgeous, pigtailed Hollywood actress going undercover at Winchester to research her role.
The boy:
Fun (short for Fellini Udall Newport), an embittered senior and antisocial graffiti artist.
The problem:
Beautiful, talented senior Darcy Novak has disappeared.
Carli and Fun aren't exactly your average teen sleuths. But can they solve the crime?
Why not? It's not like they're going to class.
Children's Literature
Carli has just been cast in a great role in an upcoming teen drama, and she is performing some in-depth research to get a feel for her character. As a part of this research she has matriculated to the Winchester School of Arts. This school, however, has a pretty bad reputation. Many consider it the worst boarding school on the East Coast. This is, in part, because it is the place where troubled students go when no one else will take them, but Carli will not be alone while she is at boarding school. Fun is a Senior at Winchester and is one of the few people who knows Carli's true identity, but before Carli's undercover work can begin, a young student named Darcy disappears from Winchester. It is up to Carli and Fun to discover what happened to her. This book firmly grasps the idea of teen angst and mystery. It delivers with both, and readers cannot help but like Fun and his sense of humor. This may not be a classroom book, but it would work as a good, quick read at home. Reviewer: Monserrat Urena