Charles "Slick" Glickman thought the eighth grade would be arather uneventful year, focused on being the starting running back forthe Glickville Buffaloes and the student council president. Little didhe know what he was in for.

Moving the kidnapping trial of his nemesis, Jeanette Johnson,from Dallas to Phoenix was a shock. But to find out the trial couldpossibly cause him to lose his starting position on the football teamwas a severe blow. Then to have to be the star witness against thewoman who had made his life miserable during his seventh-gradeyear, with all the publicity attached to it, was even more devastating.After enduring the grueling trial, Jeanette Johnson puts a curse onhim at the sentencing and vows to get him if it's the last thing sheever does.

Being a lady of her word, she once again makes his life miserableby escaping from prison and taking him to the deepest rain forests ofBrazil. His fear of never seeing his parents or Glickville again becomesa stark reality.

Filled with mystery, adventure, humor, and unexpected twists andturns, this is a story you will not want to miss.