Description

Eleanor is eleven years old, wears a green accountant's visor everywhere, and believes in one unshakable truth: numbers don't lie. So when Pizza Friday suddenly transforms from glorious greasy rectangles into sad, beige cauliflower pucks, Eleanor knows something doesn't add up.

The official explanation? "Budgetary constraints and nutritional alignment."

The real explanation? Someone diverted $42,600 of pizza money to pay for a superintendent's retreat—complete with a wave pool, trust falls, and an $875 art project called "Building a Synergy Buffalo."

Armed with a spreadsheet, a best friend who runs an underground meme account about the school's HVAC system, and a grandmother whose focaccia could bring down governments, Eleanor launches an investigation that will take her from the cafeteria to the school board meeting—and prove that sometimes the most dangerous person in the room is the kid who actually read the fine print.

"Hilarious, timely, and deeply satisfying. Eleanor is the hero every middle school needs."