Guilty! The Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez

By Diana G. Gallagher

Subjects: Juvenile Fiction, Middle schools, Schools, fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Justice, Young Adult Fiction, Stealing, Hispanic Americans, Contests, fiction, Contests, Schools

Description: My complicated life just got more complicated. My class is doing a Quiz Show—which is just another way that teachers trick kids into learning. I’m on bossy Anna’s team, which is bad enough, but things go from bad to worse when Anna accuses me and my friends of stealing! We didn’t take her money, but nobody seems to believe us. I only have a week, and I have to: 1. Somehow save enough money to buy the book I want at the Book Fair 2. Keep pesky, seven-year-old Nick Wright out of my hair 3. Win the Quiz Show—and the top prize, the tickets to the Bad Dog concert 4. Try not to get stomped by Jenny Pinsky 5. Prove my innocence!