There is a young adult novel sitting on my desk right now waiting for a verdict. The author of the novel, Nan Willard Cappo, has written an interesting story. Cheating Lessons is about a high school student named Bernadette Terrell. She’s not a very likable character actually—not someone I would have been friends with at the beginning of the story. She’s sassy, overconfident, and sees herself as better than other people. The relationship between her and her mom is one that made me cringe each time they interacted. The plot of the story centers around Bernadette and three other debate students who qualify to take part in the classics bowl. Their goal is to beat their biggest rival, a private school named Pinehurst. Not only does the main character’s attitude and actions make me cringe, but the story does as well because it broaches several subjects that I am uncomfortable with—cheating, teachers lying, and inappropriate relationships ...