Synopses & Reviews
Ring, ring! Ring, ring! Ring, ring—
The third day of fourth grade, Rolly Maloo called me up at home. Out of the blue, for no reason at all, she asked me if I wanted to come to her house to play. Rolly Maloo has air conditioning, I bet. But even if her house were ten times hotter than ours, I would go in an Appaloosa minute.
Rolly Maloo is the most popular anybody (girl or boy) in fourth grade and maybe even the history of the whole school, except for her older sister. Marissa Maloo left Edison last year for fifth grade at Hilltop, the fancy private school downtown.
Rolly Maloo spends every recess in the middle of a crowd of kids who let her say everything she wants. I spend every recess sitting under a tree, digging holes in the mud with Shorn L.
Rolly Maloo, what on earth has you calling me, Jenna P. Lee, for no plain reason at all?
Synopsis
When popular Rolly Maloo asks outcast Jenna Lee to help her cheat on a math test, Jenna doesn't know what to do. Cheating is wrong. But maybe Rolly just needs a little help? Wong thoughtfully explores the issues of cheating, popularity, and integrity while Buttler's graphic novel-style illustrations skillfully depict the inner lives of the characters.