Gordon Korman - HarperCollins Children's Books

want to tell us before we open it?”By that time, my tongue was stuck to the roof of mymouth, so I just shook my head and waited for the axto fall.Who knew how much trouble I was in? Suspended?Probably. Expelled? Not out of the question—especiallysince Schultz thought I’d done it on purpose. Ihad done it on purpose—the hitting-the-statue part,anyway.While Dad read, I monitored the telltale vein inthe top left corner of his forehead. It bulged a little,but not nearly as much as it had during the aftermathof the toupee liftoff. That had to be considered anencouraging sign.At last, he handed me the letter. “You have an explanationfor this?”“I—I—” Where would I even start?My eyes fell on the page.To the parents of DONOVAN CURTIS:The time has come to recognize your child’s hard workand commitment to excellence as a student in theHardcastle Independent School District. This letter isto inform you that DONOVAN has been selected toattend the Academy for Scholastic Distinction (ASD),25