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School Library Journal says:
"This plot-driven narrative is entertaining and the characters are likable." ---School Library Journal
Once you pick up Con Academy, you won't put it down! What a fun, conniving jaunt! This speedy read is all-out raucous, double and triple crosses abound, and readers will root for Will to come out on top.
Will Shea is a new transfer student at the prestigious Connaughton Academy, a prep school that caters to America's ultra rich and fabulous. As a scholarship recipient, it is only natural that people want to know more about him, and Will has an extraordinary story to tell. His father and mother, missionaries on a small island in the Pacific, are killed. After their death, Will's church collects money to send him to America to study.
Except that's not the real story. Will (Humbert) is the son of career cons. He's been a con artist since age eight. After his mother died, Will's father spirals out of control and Will runs away. In order to get into the Academy, Will fakes transcripts and breaks into computer files. His con seems to be working...until he meets Andrea. She recognizes a con when she sees one. That's because Andrea is a con herself.
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I loved Con Academy. Teen readers will, too! My one obstacle with this book is the cover. The stack of poker chips with devil horns and a tail does not do the book justice. This is one case that readers should NOT judge the book by its so-so cover.
Highly, highly recommended for anyone who loves a good con! Will is a loveable character with spunk and humor. Fans of Ally Carter will love Will Shea.
Grade 7-up.
What a great plot! My students would love this one!
ReplyDeleteChrissy
Abilene, TX
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Sounds like a good book. Your reviews are the best!
ReplyDeleteRuth Ann
Perryton, TX
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Thank you, Ruth Ann. Good luck! Pamela
DeleteI saw that over the summer. I'd love to win this. :)
ReplyDeleteLynette
Crystal River, FL
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This book sounds great.
ReplyDeletePatt
Hopewell, VA
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Need this for my students! Daniela
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Sounds like a great book for my students. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSusan
Christiansburg VA
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Excited to hear about a book my boys will like as much as my girls like Gallagher Girls or Heist Society.
ReplyDeleteSandra
Copperas Cove, TX
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Sounds Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteMichelle
Gallatin, MO
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This would be a great addition to my collection!
ReplyDeleteBeth
Westbrook, ME
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You always have such great books in your giveaways.
ReplyDeleteDavid
Oxford, CT
bilmesd@oxfordpublicschools.net
I just got this from my public library, and I think my high school students would love it!
ReplyDeleteJane
Cincinnati OH
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That's one reason I'm so glad they ask for feedback on book covers through NetGalley. As long as you're giving your thoughts on the book, why shouldn't they hear that you feel the cover misses the mark?
ReplyDeleteSuzanne
Maryville, TN
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Heist Society, The Great Greene Heist--this is a fun genre!
ReplyDeleteBarb Gogan
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Sounds like a great addition to my high school collection!
ReplyDeleteSounds perfect for our academy!
ReplyDeleteDonna
Chatham, VA
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This sounds like a great book! I love capers!
ReplyDeleteCassie Hileman
Houston, TX
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Sounds like a good one! Jennifer Independence MO Jennifer_epperson@isdschools.org
ReplyDeleteSounds great! Thanks for the chance to win a book!
ReplyDeleteMaggie Knapp
Fort Worth, TX
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Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteKate Levesque
Willington, CT
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Looks awesome. I love books about teen con artists!
ReplyDeleteMary Zdrojewski
Scio, NY
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This seems like a great addition to my aging fiction collection
ReplyDeleteMonica
Cincinnati, OH
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This sounds great! I'd love to have it in my collection.
ReplyDeleteTerri
Vernon, NJ
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Sounds fantastic!
ReplyDeleteKelly
Kalkaska, MI
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Emily
ReplyDeleteKentland, IN
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I would love to win a copy!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
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Would be a great read for my junior high students.
ReplyDeleteBrian Springdale, Arkansas
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Would be a great read for my junior high students.
ReplyDeleteBrian Springdale, Arkansas
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Love this cover!
ReplyDeleteTerrie
Pasadena, TX
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Sounds awesome. Hillside JHS already loves Ally Carter...
ReplyDeleteGregory Taylor
Hillside JHS
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Boise, ID 83703
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Terry
ReplyDeleteBrewer, ME
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Great review!
ReplyDeleteEmilee
Newton, NC
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I enjoy reading your reviews and I use them to select the few books that $500 per year will purchase.
ReplyDeleteMindy
Skiatook, Ok
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I enjoy reading your reviews and I use them to select the few books that $500 per year will purchase.
ReplyDeleteMindy
Skiatook, Ok
mlinthicum@skiatookschools.org
Con Academy looks like a really cute book for my students!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Marti and I'm in Blythewood, SC.
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