Name: The Great Greene Heist
ISBN: 9780545525527

Varian Johnson

When his ex-girlfriend and an ill-intentioned rival with ties to the principal run for school president, reformed con artist Jackson Greene secretly assembles a crack team to ensure the election is run fairly, an effort that is complicated by Jackson's enduring feelings for his ex. Simultaneous eBook.

The Great Greene Heist

Sarah Sammis

Jackson Greene has a reputation as a prankster at Maplewood Middle School, but after the last disaster he is trying to go straight--but when it looks like Keith Sinclair may steal the election for school president from Jackson's former best friend Gabriela, he assembles a team to make sure Keith does not succeed.

Lynn Braden

Jackson Greene lost his best friend, Gabriela de la Cruz when he was caught sort of kissing another girl. After four months of no communication with Gaby, Jackson vows to help her win the student council presidential election against the hated Keith, who Jackson knows will cheat to win. Jackson recruits Victor, Bradley, Megan, and Charlie, all with their own specialties, to help with the election and develops a plan, but several thing go wrong before they can even get started.

The Great Greene Heist is truly a middle school equivalent of Ocean's 11 with Jackson filling the role of planner, Danny Ocean. The con Jackson proposes has several layers and all of them build into a twist and turn filled last couple of chapters that make this book wildly entertaining. My only complaint with the story is that the staff members of the school are all generalized as being, prejudiced cheats, but overall, The Great Greene Heist is a fun story well worth the read. 4 1/2 stars.