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Highlights
- Perfect for fans of Raymie Nightingale and The Fourteenth Goldfish, this heartfelt middle-grade novel seamlessly melds STEAM content with first loss in an honest and striking debut.
- 8-12 Years
- 8.3" x 5.9" Hardcover
- 256 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Health & Daily Living
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About the Book
Debut author Swender delivers a poignant, heartfelt coming-of-age story that seamlessly melds STEAM content with first loss in an honest and striking debut. Illustrations.Book Synopsis
Perfect for fans of Raymie Nightingale and The Fourteenth Goldfish, this heartfelt middle-grade novel seamlessly melds STEAM content with first loss in an honest and striking debut. When Mika starts fifth grade at the middle school, her neat life gets messy. Separated from old friends and starting new classes, Mika is far from her comfort zone. And math class is the most confusing of all, especially when her teacher Mr. Vann assigns math journals. Art in math? Who's ever heard of such a thing? But when challenges arise at home, Mika realizes there are no easy answers. Maybe, with some help from friends, family, and one unique teacher, a math journal can help her work out problems, and not just the math ones. Debut author Jennifer Swender delivers poignant prose and illustrator Jennifer Naalchigar brings Mika's journal to life in this perfect equation of honesty plus hope that adds up to a heartwarming coming-of-age story.About the Author
Jennifer Swender was a classroom teacher for many years before turning to writing full-time. Her debut middle grade novel Solving for M is winner of the 2020 Mathical Book Prize, as well as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and finalist for the Land of Enchantment Book Award, the Georgia Children's Book Award and the William Allen White Children's Book Award. Together with Paul DuBois Jacobs, she is also the author of many picture books and early chapter books. When she's not writing, Jennifer develops curriculum materials for students and teachers. She lives with her family in Massachusetts.Jennifer Naalchigar has been dreaming and doodling in her diaries from a young age--just like Mika. Unlike Mika, Jennifer showed limited promise in math, but she has thoroughly enjoyed exploring Mika's personality and reflecting her thoughts, fears, and dreams through her diary entries. After working in publishing for several years, Jennifer turned her attention to illustrating full-time. She lives in Hertfordshire, England, with her husband and daughter.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-12 Years
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Health & Daily Living
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Theme: Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Format: Hardcover
Author: Jennifer Swender
Language: English
Street Date: May 28, 2019
TCIN: 1003555879
UPC: 9781101932902
Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-4640
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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