Duncan Dorfman has a secret power - the fingers on his left hand can read! His mother has asked him to keep this a secret, but Duncan wants to end his "loneliness and his loserdom and the fact that he was just Lunch Meat." His secret power could help Carl Slater a smart, popular school bully, win the national Youth Scrabble Tournament. Duncan abandons his only friend to begin his scrabble training. We are given backstories for several of the competing teams including their reasons for competing, and witness their strategic plays and interactions throughout the tournament. Lost friends are found; dishonesty is discovered and dissembled; respect is found; and friendships are galvanized. Great info on Scrabble. Either read this one on an e-reader with a good dictionary function or have a dictionary close by. You'll probably want to check on the definitions of some of their words.
Mark Twain Award Preliminary Nominee 2013-14
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