The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson

Author:Varian Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2014-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

Although Keith Sinclair kept his gaze glued to his tuna sandwich, his abundant interest in his lunch had nothing to do with the quality of the meal. Rather, it was his futile attempt to ignore all the posters plastered around the cafeteria, half of which featured his face crossed out with a big, red X. The two sixth graders sitting at his table, usually eager to talk to Keith about basketball or video games or whatever else he wanted to discuss, ate their lunches and slinked off without saying a word.

“About time they left,” Stewart Hogan said, dropping into the chair across from Keith. “We need to talk.”

Keith sighed. He’d pick those sixth graders over Stewart any day. “I heard Megan broke things off with you.”

Stewart nodded. “Tell me the truth. Did you tell her that you gave me the game? You know how she feels about you.”

“Believe me, the feeling is mutual,” Keith said. “But I didn’t tell her. Maybe she just got tired of all your bragging.”

“It wasn’t bragging. I just needed a little more time.” He banged the table. “She came over on Saturday. I almost kissed her. I was this close.”

“Of course you were,” Keith said, his voice as dry as the tuna. “Now why are you sitting here again? Our agreement was never based on you actually taking her to the formal.”

“I know. I just had to ask. I don’t know how else she could have found out about the game. Seriously, I didn’t tell anybody.”

“Neither did I.”

Stewart rose. “You’ll understand if I keep the game.”

Keith had already gone back to his sandwich. “No problem. I own two copies.”

“And don’t worry about me and the formal. I’ll find another girl to take. I mean, I’m Stewart Hogan.”

Keith rolled his eyes. And people say I’m arrogant.

As soon as Stewart left the table, Wilton slid into the chair beside Keith. “Was he bragging again?”

“Of course. But forget about him. What did you find out?”

“I talked with Mr. Pritchard. He’s going to make Carmen remove all the posters with your face. They won’t be allowed to run that ad about you in the newspaper. And he won’t let the Art Geeks erect that sculpture of you as a wolf.” Wilton let out a long stream of air. “But there’s nothing he can do about SAKS. Any organization is allowed to campaign on behalf of a candidate.”

“Maybe I should talk to Carmen,” Keith said. “Persuade her to change her mind.”

“Or maybe you should just let it go,” Wilton said. “With Kelsey on your side, there’s no way Gaby can win.”

Keith took another bite of his sandwich. Half of the tuna dropped from the bread onto his tray, but he didn’t notice. He wouldn’t admit it to Wilton, but Keith still didn’t know exactly how Dr. Kelsey planned to fix the election. Every time Keith met with him, the only thing the man seemed interested in was the money that Keith’s father had promised “the school.”

“Carmen’s smart, but there’s no way she came up with this on her own,” Keith said.

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