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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

Episode Summary

A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.

Episode Notes

Enjoy our presentation of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl written by Stacy McAnulty and published by Random House.  A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl won the 2019 Texas Bluebonnet Award.

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is recommended for ages 8 and up.  Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/MiscalculationsofLightningGirl_Reviews

This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. 

Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/MiscalculationsofLightningGirl_LibbyEbook
Libby Audio - http://bit.ly/MiscalculationsofLightningGirl_LibbyAudio

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Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340