# The Perfect Score

**Author:** Rob Buyea
**Grade range:** Grades 3–8
**Age range:** 8–13
**First published:** 2017
**Page count:** 368
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781536448429`
**ISBN-10:** `1101938277`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-perfect-score
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

The whole school is in a frenzy with test time approaching kids, teachers, the administration. Everyone is anxious. When one of the kids has a big idea for acing the tests, they re all in. But things get ugly before they get better, and in the end, the real meaning of the perfect score surprises them all.

## Themes

- examinations
- cheating
- middle schools
- schools

## Where this book is assigned

### Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Arizona — [source: Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award — Arizona's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-66-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award'...](https://www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · Arizona — [source: Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award — Arizona's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-66-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award'...](https://www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Arizona — [source: Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award — Arizona's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-66-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award'...](https://www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Arizona — [source: Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award — Arizona's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-66-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award'...](https://www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Arizona — [source: Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award — Arizona's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-66-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award'...](https://www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Arizona — [source: Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award — Arizona's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 3-83-66-): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award'...](https://www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/previous-winners)

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