âA thoughtful next step for readers of Andrew Clements.â âBCCB
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. Heâs not causing a riot; heâs not wandering around; heâs just sick of sitting. But the rules arenât designed for Ethan, and so he is sent to the principalâs office.
When Ethanâs sentence results in a Reflection DayâMcNutt Middle Schoolâs answer to detentionâhis faculty advisor suggests that Ethan channel the energy that caused his âtransgressionâ by entering the schoolâs Invention Day Competition. Ethan is not exactly Mark Zuckerberg, so he doubts his ability to make anything competition-worthy. Thatâs 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 slackerânow traitorâbrother. Meanwhile, Erinâs friend Zoe is steering clear of Erinâs drama after realizing that she may be crushing on Ethan. Then thereâs Brian who has bigger things to worry about, and finally loner kid Wesley, who may know more than others realizeâŚ
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.