The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Posted on 21 January 2018 by Stacy McAnulty

Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning She doesn t remember it, but it changed her life forever The zap gave her genius level math skills, and ever since, Lucy has been homeschooled Now, at 12 years old, she s technically ready for college She just has to pass 1 test middle school Lucy s grandma insists Go to middle school for 1 year Make 1 friend Join 1 activity And read 1 book that s not a math textbook Lucy s not sure what a girl who does calculus homework for fun can possibly learn in 7th grade She has everything she needs at home, where nobody can make fun of her rigid routines or her superpowered brain The equation of Lucy s life has already been solved Unless there s been a miscalculation A celebration of friendship, Stacy McAnulty s smart and thoughtful middle grade debut reminds us all to get out of our comfort zones and embrace what makes us different. Free Download Books The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl Author Stacy McAnulty – kino-fada.fr This beautiful book is so under the radar that, out of the 700 magnificent friends that I have on here, only four have added it to their to read list.And none have read it.I am not mad I would never force someone to read a book too forcefully but I am a little disappointed, because I do so wishpeople knew about it and gave it a chance What can I say, I go hard for my babies The last middle grade story I read, titled Aru Shah and the End of Time, was underwhelming to the point that This beautiful book is so under the radar that, out of the 700 magnificent friends that I have on here, only four have added it to their to read list.And none have read it.I am not mad I would never force someone to read a book too forcefully but I am a little disappointed, because I do so wishpeople knew about it and gave it a chance What can I say, I go hard for my babies The last middle grade story I read, titled Aru Shah and the End of Time, was underwhelming to the point that and I m not making this up I considered giving up on the Middle Grade genre altogether I thought it was me I thought I didn t have the patience necessary to read thesejuvenile stories any But I was wrong to think that, and this moving piece of literature proved that to me.Such an original premise this book has It tells the story of Lucy Callahan, a young girl who was struck by lightning at the age of 8 and suddenly became a math genius She sees numbers everywhere,...Acquired number synesthesia made easy A fun reading for kids.Q I m a reclusive genius As it turns out, I mthan just numbers c Q Life is like an equation, and mine is perfectly balanced.Nana Uncle Paul Math Happiness.Other people might need to add in friends or sports or money or something else, but my equation is already solved c Q I ve thought of myself as a genius, a savant, and a freak, but never an orphan c Q Savant means that my math skills are far beyond normal, and Acquired number synesthesia made easy A fun reading for kids.Q I m a reclusive genius As it turns out, I mthan just numbers c Q Life is like an equation, and mine is perfectly balanced.Nana Uncle Paul Math Happiness.Other people might need to add in friends or sports or money or something else, but my equation is already solved c Q I ve thought of myself as a genius, a savan...Pros easy reading, short chapters plenty of character interactions ARITHMETIC Math was my favorite subject in grade school Math homework was my favorite homework to work on I d even do extra math problems in my free time, for funThis is actually a hard answer to calculate What makes someone a friend A shared interest Is there a minimum amount of time you need to spend together Does the other person need to call you a friend, toorelatable, I saw myself in Lucy and saw my BFF Pros easy reading, short chapters plenty of character interactions ARITH...4.5 stars A really cute middle grade novel about a girl who was struck by lightning and becomes a math genius Smart enough to go to college at 12 if she wanted to, her Nana decides that she needs to conquer something else first middle school.The child genius in middle grade a trope I am getting a wee bit sick of but this book was still really excellent all around so I enjoyed it Great for a kid who feels like they don t fit in and may be a little bit different.Follow me on Facebook Blog 4.5 stars A really cute middle grade novel about a girl who was struck by lightning and becomes a math genius Smart enough to go to college at 12 if she wanted to, her Nana decides that she needs to conquer something else first middle school.The child genius in middle grade a trope I am getting a wee bit sick of but this book was still really excellent all around so I enjoyed it Great for a kid who feels like they don t fit i...This is the kind of children s middle grade novel I can immediately sink into I did not want to put it down It helped me realize how I was often reading a book a day in elementary school middle grade reader and jr high middle school because I think I was as fast a reader at ages 9 13 as I am now, and kids books read fast compared to most books ... Check outreviews Perspective of a WriterWhat happens when a girl is struck by lightning It zaps her to genius level math skills with only a few side issues Lucy prefers to be homeschooled as she doesn t have to deal with being made fun of for her rigid routines Now at 12 years old she s got everything ready to go to enroll in college...Mini review DNFGR Ultimate Summer Reading Challenge Beach Bum.This was recommended to me by Lola Click on her name to read her review I was really looking forward to reading this I didn t hesitate to put it on hold when I saw that it was in my library Unfortunately ...Thanks to the author for sharing this review copy with Kid Lit Exchange What a heartwarming and unique middle school story I loved reading about Lucy and her savant brain as she navigated the challenges of middle school, challenges that are daunting even for the most school savvy tween The math angle of this book is absolutely fabulous and while the setting is middle school, this book is appropriate all the way down through 4th grade young...The world would have us believe that the left brained and right brained amongst us can never see eye to eye Think about it How many times have you heard a perfectly intelligent person say with a shrug, I m bad at math This is considered acceptable behavior amongst the literary In fact, the sentence might, at most, elicit s...Thank you Lola for recommending such a cool book Well that was a pleasant surprise Our main character, Lucy, was struck by lightning when she was younger and as a result has become a math wizard who has a case of OCD to go with it As someone with a mild case of OCD it was refreshing to see acceptance and support for Lucy throughout the book Anyone dealing with any form of OCD will know that it is not easy to get understanding of all our quirks and weird habits as a lot of my family and fri Thank you Lola for recommending such a cool book Well that was a pleasant surprise Our main character, Lucy, was struck by lightning when she was younger and as a result has become a math wizard who has a case of OCD to go with it As someone with a mild case of OCD it was refreshing to see acceptance and support for Lucy throughout the book Anyone dealing with any form of OCD will know that it is not easy to get understanding of all our quirks and weird habits as a lot of my family and friends like to phrase it.Levi, Windy and Nana are all so casual and accepting This was refreshing from the usual confusion and ang...

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21 January 2018

Stacy McAnulty