The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl | 
This year I switched from teaching JH English & Math to JH & HS math, but I‘ve kept my class library as most of the books are mine personally. So, I‘m trying something a little different to promote a few books each month on a particular topic. This was my August display as we started the new year.
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pickBook 38
I listened to The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, a juvenile fiction book about a middle school math prodigy who learns to make friends and fit in. Sweet characters and story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
pickI am so pleased this one was on our list for battle of the books. Such a cute story of a girl who is freakishly smart in math. 10/10 recommend for middle school readers. 💙
pickThis book stole my heart! I loved Lucy. Levi, Windy, and the Pet Hut. Great story, wonderful characters, interesting math element!
pickLucy was struck by lightning when she was 8. She suffered brain damage from it that kicked into high gear her brain‘s ability to do math. When her Nana insists she spend 7th grade in public middle school, after years of homeschooling, Lucy is already doing advanced math and doesn‘t want anyone to know. She‘s immediately friended by Windy, an talkative classmate. Together, along with Levi, they work to help a shelter adopt out more pets.
pickI listened to this on audio with my kids and they really liked it. A young girl gets struck by lightning and Bam! Becomes a math genius. This is the story about her trying to survive 1 year of middle school. Lots of math and a sweet dog are sure winners in my book. 🐶🥰 The characters felt authentically middle school age as did the conflicts. Well done. #middlegrade #raisingreaders
pickA great middle grade story of being different, fitting in, loving a dog, and math. ❤️
pickThis was a cute story of a girl who turns into a math savant after being struck by lightning as a child. She is being raised by her grandmother, who challenges her to survive one year of middle school.
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I‘ve been cancer free for 3 years, but I still get that brief panicky feeling in my stomach any time I see or hear of someone dying of ovarian cancer, even fictional characters- that could have been me leaving behind a motherless child if we hadn‘t caught it early.
Max and I are participating in the Dewey's Readathon!
1) Maryland, USA
2) ME: Nimona and Max: Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.
3) Pumpkin Dump Cake
4) My other hobby is photography. Max does martial arts and acrobatic gymnastics.
5) I didn't make it to the grocery store or library yesterday, so we are working with what we have in the house this time. Hopefully that will result in a reduction of the TBR.
#deweyoct #readathon #deweysreadathon2019
pickRead this to see which grade it would be best for. I love books for YA that have science or math based facts and have a good story. This book is one of these. Takes place in middle school but I think that if a 4th - 5th grade student has heard of Pi, then this is a great book. We may add it to our summer reading list!👍🏼👍🏼
pickToday has pretty much been all about apples, baking, and books! I finished this middle grade novel while my spiral apple bread was rising. It‘s a really great story about friendship and acceptance. The main character Lucy has been a math genius since she was struck by lightning, but while going to public school for a year she‘s just trying to be normal. I loved all the math that was woven into the story and the dog named Pi.
#middlegrade #TRS2019
Starting a new #middlegrade book this evening . . .
pickBook eight done for #24B4Monday #SummersEndReadathon!
Lucy is having some trouble adapting to middle school. Some of her struggles are unique (after being struck by lightning she became a math savant, but has done OCD behaviors to contend with too), but, as one of her classmates points out, she‘s not the only one struggling. The dog made me cry.
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Close to 18 hours now!
pickA middle grade book about a girl who was hit by lightning and it changed the way her brain works. She deals with normal issues like fitting in and making friends, while also trying to hide what she can do so her peers won‘t know she‘s different.
pick13 year old Lucy is an "acquired" savant; she was struck by lightning at 8 and the brain damage resulted in her genius but as OCD as well. She's been homeschooled and has already completed 2 years of college online. Now she's headed to middle school, much to her dismay...
pickThe main character bordered on too precious; however, the story was saved by good writing and great side characters. The themes discussed included differing family structures, bullying, friendship, and self-confidence. The kids will come to the book for the lightning and stay for the more relatable parts of the story.
pickReally good ya novel about a math whiz and making friends in middle school.
My daughter enjoyed this book and encouraged me to read it. Pretty good so far!
pickA lighthearted YA novel but it was good! It was just what I needed inbetween a serious book about genes.:)
Light, fluffy YA reading for the Labor Day weekend. After a really long week at work, I just wanted something lighthearted to read.:)
ARCs I picked up from work today...after my girl took a few.
