Regarding the Fountain, by Kate Klise

Title: Regarding the fountain: a tale, in letters, of liars and leaks

Author: Kate Klise; illustrated by M. Sarah Klise.

Genre: Humor, Mystery

Here’s the Hook: The drinking fountain outside Mr. N’s classroom at Dry Creek Middle School has sprung a leak and must be replaced. Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc., is commissioned to design and install a new one, but everyone has a different idea about what it should look like. The principal wants a no-nonsense upright drinking fountain, but Mr. N encourages his students to dream big. This humorous story of water fountains, town history, and a brewing scandal is told through a series of letters, memos, design plans and reports, by a variety of quirky characters.

Three words or phrases that best describe this book are:

Multiple quirky characters
Humorous with a hint of suspense
Fast-moving story is told through letters and memos