A cookie-cheating scandal has Noodle up to his neck in trouble. What started out as a friendly competition to make the sweetest, most mouth-watering treat at school quickly turns sour when Noodle wins first place… by cheating! Noodle tells his mom he didn’t mean to cheat, but he had to if he was going to win. And besides, doesn’t everybody cheat once in a while? In this comical and enlightening tale by award-winning author Julia Cook, Noodle tries to excuse his own behavior by claiming others get away with cheating all the time without any consequences, including his family! ‘‘Grandpa says Grandma cheats at cards... because she wants to win. You say you cheat on your diet... but you say you want to be thin.’’ Will Noodle fess up about his cookie-cheating ways? Or will his trickery mean victory? Cheaters Never Prosper is the latest title in Julia’s popular Responsible ME! series.