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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl | Stacy McAnulty
24 posts | 29 read | 17 to read
Middle school is the one problem Lucy Callahan can't solve in this middle-grade novel perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by 7s. 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 more 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. "An engaging story, full of heart and hope. Readers of all ages will root for Lucy, aka Lightning Girl. No miscalculations here!" --Kate Beasley, author of Gertie's Leap to Greatness
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DebinHawaii
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#BookBinge

I have this middle grade book with #Lightening on my #TBR because it sounds cute ⚡️🧡⚡️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool cover 🧡⚡️ 8mo
Eggs Great book 🧡⚡️💛 8mo
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MelKelsey
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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. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Simplykellyk
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I 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. 💙

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Peaceful_Reader
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This book stole my heart! I loved Lucy. Levi, Windy, and the Pet Hut. Great story, wonderful characters, interesting math element!

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PurpleTulipGirl
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Lucy 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.

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Tracyantoon
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I 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

TerriGreen That‘s amazing! I needed that but for French class. 🤣 4y
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Onceuponatime
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A great middle grade story of being different, fitting in, loving a dog, and math. ❤️

Daisey Yes to all of this! I really enjoyed this one. 4y
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This 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.
#middlegrademarch book 2 @megnews @sblbooks

Daisey I really enjoyed this one! 4y
megnews Love that mug! 4y
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Johanna414
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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.

Megabooks I‘m glad you survived. 💕 I can imagine how it would be hard to read about. 4y
LiteraryinLawrence Of course, that would be jarring to be reminded of that. 💔 4y
TrishB Ouch, sending hugs ❤️ 4y
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Corar
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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

In_the_stacks Pumpkin dump cake sounds pretty good! 4y
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Kboltz
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Read 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!👍🏼👍🏼

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Daisey
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Today 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

Sace Lovely bread! Lovely book, too! I enjoyed it as well. 😁 5y
Sleepswithbooks @Daisey - That looks delicious!! 5y
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Daisey @RestlessFickleBookHoarder @rather_be_reading @Stacypatrice Thank you all! It turned out really well. 🍎 🍏 5y
CafeMom Apples, baking and books sounds like a great day. 5y
valeriegeary Oh yum! 5y
Daisey @CafeMom @valeriegeary It was a wonderful day and the bread turned out delicious! 5y
kspenmoll That pie!!! Yum! 5y
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Daisey
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Starting a new #middlegrade book this evening . . .

jploves2read I just bought some of these books for my school. I am going to give them a try as well. 🙂 5y
Daisey @jploves2read I loved the math in this one! 5y
jploves2read @Daisey thanks for the info. That might come in handy. 🙂 5y
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ravenlee
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Book 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.

@Clwojick @Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid

Close to 18 hours now!

ravenlee Given Lucy‘s obsession with pi, I find it fitting that Litsy shows this as my 314 book. 5y
BeansPage Wow girl you are doing fantastic!!! 5y
Andrew65 Sounds interesting, and a great time. 👏👏👏 5y
Andrew65 @ravenlee 😳😱😂 That‘s incredible! 5y
Clwojick Going strong! 💪🏻 5y
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Nitpickyabouttrains
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A 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.

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Eggs
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13 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...

SarahBradley Read and loved it. 5y
Eggs I read it bc it was on my list of your Book Blurb recommendations 💗📚💗 5y
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Nebklvr
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The 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.

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Abby2
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Really good ya novel about a math whiz and making friends in middle school.

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hwestfall
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My daughter enjoyed this book and encouraged me to read it. Pretty good so far!

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whimsy_rainbow
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A lighthearted YA novel but it was good! It was just what I needed inbetween a serious book about genes.:)

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whimsy_rainbow

Light, fluffy YA reading for the Labor Day weekend. After a really long week at work, I just wanted something lighthearted to read.:)

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Kangaj1
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ARCs I picked up from work today...after my girl took a few.

MariettaSG The poet x looks interesting, just added it to my book list. 6y
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