The Taker
J.M. Steele
Paperback
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 13, 2008)
Carly Biel€™s future is right on track: she€™s a great student (mostly A€™s and B€™s); her boyfriend, Brad, is captain of the lacrosse team; and she€™s a shoe-in for Princeton (her dad€™s an alum €“ love that legacy status!). She€™s never been great at standardized tests (so nerve-racking!), but she always figured she€™d do well enough on the SAT to get by. Guess what? She tanks. Really tanks. Now she only has one more opportunity to take the test, and she€™s sure she can€™t pull her scores up by much. That€™s why, when she gets a mysterious note from €œThe Taker,€ she can€™t resist. Now she€™s hired someone to take the test for her €“ but what if she gets caught? And what if she doesn€™t? This debut novel from J.M. Steele will have every test-taker chewing their pencils.