A story about a self-described 'ditz' who ends up on her school's Quiz Quest team in a bid to prove she's smart.
Marianne Blume knows she's one of the stupid kids. After years of trying and trying and feeling like she's always failing, she has mastered the art of turning off her brain whenever questions or lectures arise. She gets by in school on a combination of luck, deflection, and charisma--that is, until she lands in the classroom of Mr. Garcia.