Gotcha! - Softcover

Hrdlitschka, Shelley

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551437376 ISBN 13: 9781551437378

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers, 2008

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It's "bead season" at slippery rock high. This year the bead-snatching grad game called "Gotcha" has been banned as an official school activity because the teachers have decided to put an end to a dangerous tradition. After paying an entry fee the players are given a bead and someone's name. The object of the game is snatch the bead of your victim and take their name. The winner ends up with all the beads―and all the money.

After the game is banned it becomes even more appealing. The game goes underground and more grads than ever are participating. Katie is reluctant to join in, but as a member of grad council she feels she has to go along.

The game quickly spins out of control. Katie finds herself losing friends and falling victim to her classmates' obsession with the game. She considers dropping out of the game but then devises a better way of getting even with her classmates. Katie finds herself sliding further and further down the chute that leads to disaster. Can she bring a safe end to this deadly game?

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Book Description:

It's "bead season" at Slippery Rock High.

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Warren stands tall and proud, still gorgeous despite his forced swim. He nods. "I'd like to thank you all for being so gullible, making it so easy for me to steal your beads."An empty beer can is tossed at Warren's head, and then another."Back in the pond," Jerod orders.It's "bead season" at Slippery Rock High. This year the bead-snatching grad game called Gotcha has been banned as an official school activity because the teachers have decide to put an end to what they consider a dangerous tradition. The game goes underground, and more grads than ever are participating.The game quickly spins out of control, and Katie finds herself losing friends and falling victim to her classmates' obsession with Gotcha. She considers dropping out of the game but then devises a better way of getting even with her classmates.

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