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Reviewed on October 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–8—Zander Scott and the Cruisers are now coping with middle-school pressures at Da Vinci Academy for the Gifted and Talented in Harlem. Vice principal Culpepper asks for their help when Sidney, the school chess prodigy, is picked up by the police for attempting to buy drugs. But as Zander learns, there are no easy answers to serious problems. The novel ends on a hopeful note following a climactic chess match between Da Vinci and a rival sch...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In the second Cruisers book, the kids are asked to help a classmate who is suspected of using drugs. Sidney, a chess star a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
