Do the math : secrets, lies, and algebra by Lichtman, Wendy

Do the math : secrets, lies, and algebra (#01029X3)

by Lichtman, Wendy
Paperback Greenwillow Books, c2007, p2008

Price: USD 15.42

Dewey: -Fic-; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 5.9
Description: 183 pages : illustrations; 20 cm


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Product Overview
From Follett
Tess has always loved math, and she uses mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life, so she is dismayed to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade.
From the Publisher

Using concepts from algebra and relating them to life, Tess navigates the waters of friendship, popularity, and family.

Math lover Tess has always used mathematical concepts to help her understand things in her life. She is surprised to find out how much math--and life--can change in eighth grade.

She also has to learn about injustice and ethics when a family friend mysteriously dies, and when she witnesses a cheating episode at her school and realizes that keeping silent about it, even to get in the good graces of the cutest boy in school, only leads to more trouble.

Are theorems and axioms about life fail-safe? Is there an absolute answer to everything, just as there are absolute numbers?

In the end, Tess decides that her life, like the infinity sign, is always changing, but that as long as she sticks to some key principles for herself, she can handle life's uncertainties.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Greenwillow Books
  • Publication Date: May 27, 2008
  • Format: Paperback
  • Edition: 1st HarperTeen pbk. ed.
  • Dewey: -Fic-
  • Classifications: Fiction
  • Description: 183 pages : illustrations; 20 cm
  • ISBN-10: 0-06-122957-1
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-06-122957-2
  • Follett Number: 01029X3
  • Reading Level: 5.9
  • Audience: Middle School