Hacking Harvard - Book Review

Book Review  
Wasserman, Robin. Hacking Harvard: A Novel. New York: Simon Pulse, 2007. Print.

"You want us to pull a prank on Harvard?!?" That was in fact what they were going to attempt. Max, Eric and Schwarz were going to put Clay Porter, a slacker, into Harvard. This was the most treacherous and costly plot ever attempted by these three high school kids. Schwarz, the insider,the student in Harvard, may even have a problem of his own. Even though the payoffs are huge, the chance of getting caught is more costly than they can imagine.The bet, for $25,000, is the motive to cheat their way into Harvard. But just when things start to roll along smoothly, things take a turn for the worse and are not good for these kids.

I thought the author had a good storyline and details to make the characters come alive as you get deeper into the storyline. Even though the plot was fiction and very realistic, my thoughts were that you would believe it wasn’t fiction if you didn’t know it was fiction. The details used in the setting were very descriptive and I felt as if I was there. The author really can grab your attention with the beginning and keep you reading with the middle of the book. The main character really can connect to you because the details let you get into the characters feelings and the emotions caused. I recommend this book to all readers. The book will keep you reading and satisfy your thirst for surprises.