The Miscalculations of Lighting Girl by Stacy McAnulty is about a girl named Lucy Callahan who was unfortunately struck by lightning at the age of 8. That lightning zap gave her amazing math and genius skills! Ever since that dangerous zap of lightning struck her she had been home schooled.
She has an obsessive compulsive disorder, where without a specific routine the numbers of pi start to swarm around in her head like a bee. Now at the age of 12 she’s ready for college! That’s how great of a genius she is!!
Lucy’s grandma wants her to pass one more test – attend ‘middle school’. When she goes to middle school, there are a few things that grandma wants Lucy to be capable of.
1. Make 1 friend
2. Join 1 activity
3. Read 1 book ( That’s not a math related book )
Once she starts middle school she hides her math abilities just to blend in with others. She then gets bullied by a popular girl name Maddie, but with the help of Lucy’s friend, Windy they are sure that they can fight back. A community service project turns a corner and now the two of them need to find a third classmate that can help make their project successful. With the help of Levi the 3 of them help out at a pet hut. Lucy starts to bond with a dog named Cutie Pi, but soon later something tragic happens. Cutie Pi is diagnosed with cancer, and Lucy realizes that she must solve her problems on her own, especially when Windy betrays Lucy by revealing one of her top secrets!
What I like about this book
I liked how the book showed collaboration between the three of them. Even if one person didn’t get along to well they still worked as a team and tried their hardest and that’s what mattered! This book also showed friendship and forgiveness, all around the book. I liked the author’s writing style and the way the story came together.
Quote time
There’s no perfect equation for surviving middle school!
Have you read The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl? If so, what was your favorite part?
If you haven’t picked it up yet, you definitely should!
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Fantastic photo!!! This book sounds intriguing! I am going to put it on my TBR list!
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Thank you! Photo credits to my dad, but it was my idea to use the lights!
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Awesome review! I love the quote you chose! As a math nerd myself, I can say that is very, very true. This sounds like such an interesting book, and I might go ahead and check it out.
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Thank you so much for stopping by! I quite love math as well. Let me know if you read this book and would love to hear your thoughts on it!
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Nice review! I am looking forward to reading more of your blog posts!!
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Well done – that quote is highly accurate!
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Thanks!
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I love the lights in the picture! A good group of friends can really make a story easy to get wrapped up in.
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Thanks for stopping by! I really like the lights too!
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Lovely review. The book sounds very interesting.
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Thank you!
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Great review I absolutely love the lights in the photo as well, thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.
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Thanks! Photo credits to my dad, but it was my idea to use the lights!
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I love your photo! The little lights really make it pop 🙂 I haven’t heard of this book yet but thanks for putting it on my radar. It sounds like one I need to read in 2019!
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Thank you!
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i love this book report!! and i read the book too!!
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