The story: When Zak plagiarizes a paper for health class (!) his teacher blackmails him into becoming the alternate for the quiz bowl team's competition. Too late does he remember that his beloved WashingCon is being held the same weekend--now he's doomed to answer trivia questions instead. When teammate Clayton (freshman and team-captain Ana's little brother) hears Zak's stories about the con, he sneaks out of the hotel to check it out himself--so it's Zak and Ana to the rescue. She's uptight and controlling; he's a slacker and gamer--seems they'd never have anything in common. Clayton proves nearly impossible find at the "con", but they find just about everyone else: Vikings on the rampage, Vampires looking for blood, a Middle Ages battle re-enactment, and a drug deal going bad. Before they know it, Zak's looking down the barrel of a gun and it's up to Ana to rescue him. You always knew those Trekkies were crazy!
June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG-13; Violence PG-13; Sexual content PG; Nudity PG-13 (an accidental dropping of the towel reveals all!); Substance abuse PG-13; Magic & the occult G; GLBT content PG (a gay wedding and "mixed" marriage between a set of Star Trek/Star Wars fans); adult themes (controlling parents; self pressure to perform; drugs deals) PG-13; overall ratings PG-13.
Liz's comments: Call me a geek, but I thought this one was great! Zak is the funny, nerdy guy everyone wishes they knew; Ana learns to loosen up and begin standing up for herself; everyone takes a step forward of some kind in one of their relationships--all thanks to a sci-fi/gaming/fantasy convention. Gotta love it! (Full disculosure: I got enough of the gamer/sci-fi references to realize that my life has been materially influenced by "those kinds" of people. Use that knowledge to judge accordingly!)
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