Has a reserve list, but must re-reserve and read. High schooler with Asperger's stumbles into mystery to be solved -- which is how he looks at life anyway -- though he has to face the logical belief that his worst enemy is being falsely accused. 
 Booktalk notes: written by screenwriters of X-Men: First Class and Thor. Days of school left, p. 2 (we all know this feeling). Gun goes off in the cafeteria. Excellent intro by Lev Grossman -- connection to Sherlock Holmes and Spock (Sheldon from Big Bang Theory is not mentioned, but could also easily be a hero of Colin's and one that kids would know). 
 See also: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Marcelo in the Real World