Dunk by David Lubar Chad's summer starts out really well. The girl he's been thinking about all year is back, there's a really awesome bozo on the boardwalk, and his best friend is, as usual, with him to enjoy it. This does not last. Chad is accused of a theft he didn't commit, and while he does get off, the witness who smugly watches the whole thing and refuses to speak up for Chad turns out to be his mother's new tenant, and is also the Bozo Chad had admired. To make things worse, Chad's best friend comes down with a mysterious illness. And just to prove that bad things come in threes, the Girl starts going out with the guy who really did commit the theft Chad was accused of. If you can't think of a really neat ending to these problems on your own, you have to read the book. Even if you can think of an ending, you have to read the book anyways. At the worst, you'll learn a little about boardwalks.
Happy reading.
