Nothing But the True by Avi

Philip Malloy is an angry ninth grader who cannot tryout for the track team because he is failing his English class.  He blames his English and homeroom teacher, Mrs. Narwin, for his misfortune and begins to develop a plan that, if it works, will get him transferred out of Mrs. Narwin's class. However, once Phillip sets his sinister plan in motion, it quickly gets out of hand. Many will suffer, especially Mrs. Narwin, as lies and half-truths begin to unfold, angry adults and community leaders weigh-in, and the national news gets involved.

Will Phillip ever be transferred of of Mrs. Narwin's class? Will he make the track team? Better, yet, what does his sinister plan involve?