My Brilliant Idea (and How It Caused My Downfall)

<p>Meet fifteen-year-old Jack The Jackdaw Dawson a young man with a serious plan. Daydreaming in class one day Jack gets an idea he knows can't fail: an app that stops you from daydreaming in class. (Ahem . . . ) Fame glory and tons of money seem just around the corner. But Jack runs into some trouble and suddenly this sure thing doesn't seem quite so sure. <p> Ricocheting from the absurd to the profound in his first book for teens Stuart David uses his extraordinary intelligence and wit to tell the story of a boy trying to scheme his way out from under the weight of his parents' expectations. Readers will root for The Jackdaw from beginning to end.