SuitabookCheat Orca Currents Quality
Kristin Butcher
- Reading
- You could read together or check in after the investigation develops, asking what Laurel knows and what remains uncertain. This leaves room to discuss her choices without needing to predict the final discovery.
- Themes
- Investigative journalism: Laurel becomes interested in investigative journalism and pursues a school cheating scam for an article. The plot places journalistic ambition alongside social resistance, but does not establish whether the book endorses or criticises Laurel’s approach.
- Cheating at school: Laurel investigates a cheating scam described as widespread at her high school. Cheating is central to the investigation; the book’s explanation of the scam or judgement of those involved is not established.
- Worth knowing
- Classmates react with hostility to Laurel’s efforts, and her brother is unsupportive. The story also involves a homeless man and cheating at school; the extent and handling of these subjects are unclear.