Ana is the perfect daughter, student and big sister. Over the course of her high school career she has built the perfect resume through test scores, an exemplary GPA and a host of extracurricular activities and volunteer opportunities including being the captain of her school’s quiz bowl team.
Zak on the other hand, has scraped by mostly on luck and some quick thinking. But when his teacher catches him plagiarizing a paper (for Health class people… come on!), Zak has to shape up, or delay his graduation. He agrees to join the quiz bowl team as an alternate, giving up the greatest weekend of his life – Washingcon.
After talking non-stop about all the awesome things he is missing at Washingcon to attend the quiz bowl state tournament, Zak’s tales entice Clayton (Ana’s younger brother) to sneak out of the quiz bowl hotel and into the convention. Ana’s only choice to find her little brother before her parent’s blow a gasket and make her join a convent, is to team up with Zak and infiltrate Washingcon.
This is a fast-paced, funny read for anyone who has ever been to a comic or sci-fi convention before. Zak, a convention regular, is adept at navigating the orcs, elves, vampires and gamers. Ana on the other hand, isn’t aware of any convention etiquette and disrupts a wedding, a game tournament (akin to Magic the Gathering) and more. Ana and Zak couldn’t be more different, but seeing the convention through their opposing perspectives keeps the book moving. A great read for anyone who loves geek culture with a smattering of romance.