The Game
Leslie McGill
Paperback
(Saddleback Educational Publishing, Sept. 1, 2015)
Cecilia Calhoun's transition to Capital Central High School has been rough. She joined Stepperz, the school step team, but hasn't really become close with any of the girls. The team co-captain, Brennay Baxter, rules Stepperz like dictator. She makes life miserable for any girl who doesn't do her bidding. Cecilia is horrified when someone starts an anonymous blog that awards points for every documented interaction students have with Remy Stevenson, an autistic Cap Central student.Capital Central High School, or Cap Central as the students like to call it, is in the northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. Any urban school faces broad challenges, and Cap Central is no different. But some tight-knit juniors meet the difficulties head-on with courage, friendship, determination, and hard work.