Teen Book Review: Cheater by Michael Laser

Cheater by Michael Laser

Reviewed by: Ashley, Gr. 8

This book is excellent. It is a really quick read and is filled with lots of excitement, adventure and surprise. In the story Karl Petrofsky is the main character who is a quiet, smart nerd. He does his work and studies hard to get a perfect score on the SAT's. One day Blake one of the cooler more laid-back kind of guys invites Karl over. He explains to Karl that he and his other friends, Tim, Vijay a few other have a "cheater’s ring". The group of them all cheat together on every single test. Blake knows that Karl would be a beneficial asset to the group and invites him to join. At first Karl says no but when he starts to develop a crush on one of the girls who he likes who’s in the ring he say yes. Karl gets introduced to their world of high-level technology and the most secretive way of cheating. Nice, nice, nice....but what happens when the principal of their school catches onto the fact that people are cheating more and more in their schools. What happens when the principal does some investigating and suspects Karl and his friends??? This book is a thriller and takes you on a roller coaster of emotions as Karl Petrofsky experiences life on the cutting edge....