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The prize: $10 million The rules: Be the first to complete ten tasks assigned by the Benefactor. Do not ask questions. Do not tell anyone what you're doing. Do not fail. The consequences: Unknown Colin wants out of the Contest. Each task he's assigned by the Benefactor leaves him more convinced that he's part of something shady. Not to mention his every move is being tracked. But the prize money would help Colin's transgender sister, Danni, afford surgery. Can Colin find out what the Benefactor is really up to without ruining his chances to win the Contest?
The prize: $10 million The rules: Be the first to complete ten tasks assigned by the Benefactor. Do not ask questions. Do not tell anyone what you're doing. Do not fail. The consequences: Unknown Colin wants out of the Contest. Each task he's assigned by the Benefactor leaves him more convinced that he's part of something shady. Not to mention his every move is being tracked. But the prize money would help Colin's transgender sister, Danni, afford surgery. Can Colin find out what the Benefactor is really up to without ruining his chances to win the Contest?
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About the Author-
Megan Atwood lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she teaches creative writing at a local college and the Loft Literary Center. She has an M.F.A. in writing for children and young adults.
Reviews-
November 15, 2015 This third in a series of five novellas that follow one storyline adds white teen Colin to the list of reluctant participants in the Contest. Colin's family has serious financial problems. Their hardware store appears to be failing, and Colin's courageous transgender sister needs the surgery that will make her fully female. Colin agrees to enter the contest run by the mysterious online "Benefactor," hoping to win $10 million by completing 10 tasks before the other contestants. Colin realizes quite soon that the Benefactor appears to be using the young, desperate contestants to pull off some kind of criminal scheme. He teams with the fourth contestant to outwit the Benefactor, but both find themselves caught up in events and propelled toward the final tasks before they can do so. Clearly, the fourth and fifth books in the series will advance and conclude the story, but the first three books leave readers hanging, ready for the next installment. A great choice for reluctant readers, this book, in presenting the transgender story, also delves into advocacy for equality. Colin tumbles to the scheme earliest of the first three contestants but knows he's trapped unless they all unite to fight back. Pages will turn right up to the cliffhanger. (Thriller. 12-18)
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July 1, 2016 To win $10 million from the mysterious Benefactor, four teenagers must complete a series of ten tasks. Questioning the contest or contacting other contestants brings immediate consequence, and, worse, threatens their families, who desperately need the prize money. As the tasks grow increasingly sinister, the contestants work to outsmart the Benefactor. Despite some editing issues, these hi-lo books are nonetheless thrilling page-turners.
(Copyright 2016 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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