by Meg Wolitzer
First published 2011
Twelve-year-old Duncan Dorfman can feel the vibrations of letters with his fingertips, giving him an uncanny edge in Scrabble. But when Duncan meets fellow young prodigies April and Nate at the national tournament, they must confront a threat greater than the game: their own families' desperate need to win. As the high-stakes competition unfolds, these three outcasts discover an unlikely friendship that transcends the pressure to succeed.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, underdog
304 pages · Hardcover · Dutton Juvenile