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The King’s Academy for Personal Excellence on the island of Pompolonia is a remarkable school, not only because it is the least accessible in the world but also because it can boast a perfect 100% exam rate. Most Pompolonians learn bottle making at Pomp Comp but those destined for higher things can enjoy the finest education money can buy at ‘The KAPE’. This term, a new student will be inducted. Amy X has been awarded a scholarship by the Queen to make up for the events of last year. The KAPE’s Headmistress is aghast. The students are aghast. Even her friends at Pomp Comp are aghast.

The remote island of Pompolonia is so small that it’s not even on most maps. But what it lacks in size it makes up for in tradition. Each year, a Great Race is run, from the white sands of Octopus Bay, all the way up the mountain to Lake Pomp, a volcanic crater at the island’s summit. All islanders turning 12 are compelled to race. With no exceptions.