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EDWARD BLOOR is the author of four acclaimed novels. A former high school teacher, he lives near Orlando, Florida.

Welcome to the Whittaker Magnet School, where standardized testing truly is the work of the devil.

The New York Times

This is satire of a high order. Bloor knows how to load on outrageous twists with a trowel while retaining just enough verisimilitude to maintain credibility and interest. Like Lemony Snicket, he's adept at sketching adult villains with an amusing soupcon of sadism … As for Bloor (who, like Clements, earned his school stripes in the trenches, teaching), he's certifiably brilliant, too. Despite occasional violent excesses, he has spun an ingenious, intricate tale that's as astute as it is entertaining. — Sandy MacDonald