01717cam a2200325 4500 553001872 TxAuBib 20190606120000.0 190424|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781484790052 1484790057 (OCoLC)1101420180 AU@ eng AU@ rda OCLCO TxAuBib Ecton, Emily. The Ambrose deception / by Emily Ecton ; with illustrations by Gilbert Ford. First paperback edition. 359 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker. Bondi is a show-off. At least that's what their middle school teachers think. To everyone's surprise, they are the three students chosen to compete for a ten thousand-dollar scholarship, solving clues that lead them to various locations around Chicago. At first the three contestants work independently, but it doesn't take long before each begins to wonder whether the competition is a sham. It's only by secretly joining forces and using their unique talents that the trio is able to uncover the truth behind the Ambrose Deception - a truth that involves a lot more than just a scholarship. 7+ years old. 20190606. Contests Juvenile fiction. Scholarships Juvenile fiction. Puzzles Juvenile fiction. Cooperativeness Juvenile fiction. Schools Fiction. Inheritance and succession Juvenile fiction. Chicago (Ill) Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. Ford, Gilbert, illustrator.