Marianne Blume has always known she's not smart.
After years of trying and trying at school, Marianne has mastered the art of getting by on luck, deflection, and her winning personalityâthat is, until she lands in Mr. Garciaâs class. Suddenly sheâs at risk of flunking math, repeating the eighth grade, and being left behind by her best friend, Skyla.
To receive much-needed extra credit and get into high school, Marianne makes the desperate decision to join her schoolâs Quiz Quest team, only to find out they have problems of their own ⊠and that they need to win the state championships for her to get the credit.
Now Marianne will need to believe she can succeedâlike, truly believe it for the first time in her lifeâwhile also helping her teammates pull it together. Can Marianne learn to be smart? What does it mean to be âbright,â anyway? And will she be left in eighth grade forever?
Brigit Young (The Prettiest) has written an empowering story about bucking labels, overcoming preconceptions, and learning to hold your headâand handâup high.