The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie

<p>Bindy Mackenzie is the smartest girl at Ashbury High. She memorizes class outlines to help her teachers. She holds lunchtime therapy sessions for her fellow students. She is always kind, polite, and helpful. And she wears crazy nail polish to show she's a free spirit.</p><p>But something is missing. And at the first session of the Friendship and Development Project, Bindy's worst suspicions are confirmed. Nobody likes her.</p><p>Suddenly things begin to unravel. Bindy fails an exam. She can't sleep. She snaps at the principal. And she gets obsessed with the word &quot;Cincinnati.&quot;</p><p>This is a companion to &quot;The Year of Secret Assignments&quot; and &quot;Feeling Sorry for Celia.&quot;</p>