{"product_id":"war-and-speech-don-zolidis-9780759556171","title":"War and Speech","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/i\u003e meets the debate team in this fish-out-of-water story about a teen girl determined to sabotage the elitist speech team at her new school.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Not everyone can be a winner... and Sydney Williams knows this better than anyone. After her white-collar-criminal dad is sent to prison, Sydney fails almost all of her classes and moves into a dingy apartment with her mom, who can barely support them with her minimum-wage job at the mall. A new school promises a fresh start. Except Eaganville isn't exactly like other high schools. It's ruled with an iron fist by a speech team that embodies the most extreme winner-takes-all philosophy. Sydney is befriended by a group of fellow misfits, each of whom has been personally victimized by the speech team. It turns out Sydney is the perfect plant to take down the speech team from within. With the help of her co-conspirators, Sydney throws herself into making Nationals in speech, where she will be poised to topple the corrupt regime. But what happens when Sydney realizes she actually has a shot at... winning? Sydney lost everything because of her dad's obsession with being on top. Winning at speech might just be her ticket out of a life of loserdom. Can she really walk away from that?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Zolidis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0759556172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780759556171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.40d","brand":"Don Zolidis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050577260799,"sku":"9780759556171","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e37a0c4f-e899-44de-9954-564053ecd3d2.jpg?v=1685008050","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-and-speech-don-zolidis-9780759556171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}