The Perfect Secret, Rob Buyea
The Perfect Secret, Rob Buyea
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The Perfect Secret

Author: Rob Buyea

Narrator: Ozzie Rodriguez, Caitlin Davies, Robbie Daymond, Abigail Revasch, Todd Haberkorn

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/09/2018


Synopsis

From the beloved author of Because of Mr. Terupt comes the sequel to The Perfect Score, about a lovable group of students at Lake View Middle School and the rewards and challenges of seventh grade.

These students are in for a year of secrets, discoveries, and kid power!

GAVIN finally joins the football team--a dream come true!--but Coach Holmes refuses to play him for reasons that also threaten to tear Gavin's family apart. When RANDI attends an elite gymnastics camp, she uncovers a startling family connection. SCOTT starts researching an article for the school newspaper and stumbles right into a hornet's nest of lies. With his loser older brother, Brian, out of the house, TREVOR's life is loads better--until he realizes that only he can save Brian from getting into deep trouble. NATALIE's top goals: (1) find out why Mrs. Woods and Mrs. Magenta no longer speak to each other--a mission shared by all the kids--and (2) teach a certain someone an important life skill without anyone knowing. It's tough keeping secrets. And tougher still to deal with the fallout when secrets spill out.

Cast of Narrators:
Ozzie Rodriguez, as Gavin
Caitlin Davies, as Natalie
Robbie Daymond, as Scott
Abigail Revasch, as Randi
Todd Haberkorn, as Trevor

About The Author

Rob Buyea taught third and fourth graders for six years; then he taught high school biology and coached wrestling for seven years. Currently, he is a full-time writer and lives in Massachusetts with his wife and daughters. He is the author of The Perfect Score and The Perfect Star, companion novels to The Perfect Secret. His first novel, Because of Mr. Terupt, was selected as an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book and a Cybils Honor Book. It has also won seven state awards and was named to numerous state reading lists. Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt are companion novels to Because of Mr. Terupt. Visit him online at robbuyea.com and on Facebook, and follow @RobBuyea on Twitter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on October 10, 2018

In a followup to THE PERFECT SCORE, Rob Buyea follows the six Recruits through their summer and seventh grade where the kids focus on trying to reunite Coach, Mrs. Woods and Mrs Magenta, Gymnastics, football, bullying, racism, immigration, volunteering, crushes and friendship among other adolescent......more

Goodreads review by aar.raj on April 12, 2020

First of all, I give it a 4 1/2 out of 5. There is no 4 1/2 thing on the rating thing. This one was way better than the first one, in my opinion. It had a better plotline and it was more intriguing. I would recommend this book to anyone who has time to just read.......more

Goodreads review by Lorie on July 03, 2018

Rob Buyea has mastered the art of multiple points of view and this, his latest and the sequel to The Perfect Score, is no exception. One thing I loved about The Perfect Secret in particular was when Buyea used the characters’ often limited perspective to heighten the tension and keep the reader wond......more

Goodreads review by Pam on July 31, 2018

Read an e-arc from NetGalley. The kids from Perfect Score are back, but full of secrets about and from each other. And now they are in 7th grade, so they are beginning to notice the opposite gender. Gavin finally makes the football team, but the coach plays his own son as quarterback. Gavin also read......more


Quotes

Praise for THE PERFECT SECRET:

". . . the characters shine, the plots are engaging, and the issues are addressed in interesting ways that will provide readers with many perspectives and much to consider." --Kirkus Reviews

"Buyea has carved out a niche with sensitive and heartfelt stories. . . .tackling topics like racism, immigration, bullying, and family secrets, with a deft hand. Highly recommended for all middle-grade readers." --Booklist Online

Praise for THE PERFECT SCORE:

"Readers will. . . enjoy watching the Recruits fight back against scholastic tyranny." --The Bulletin

"Kids will gobble it up because it is pure literary joy." --HuffPost