Math Curse

Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes until your bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants. Can you make 1 good outfit? Then you start to wonder: Why does everything have to be such a problem? Why do 2 apples always have to be added to 5 oranges? Why do 4 kids always have to divide 12 marbles? Why can't you just keep 10 cookies without someone taking 3 away? Why? Because you're the victim of a Math Curse. That's why. But don't despair. This is one girl's story of how that curse can be broken.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/01/1995
ISBN: 9780670861941
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.10h x 11.30w x 0.30d
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Winner
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Winner
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Winner
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/11/1995 pg. 86
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/1995 pg. 1357
New York Times 11/12/1995 pg. 31
Booklist 11/01/1995 pg. 472
School Library Journal 09/01/1995 pg. 215
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 01/01/1995 pg. 72
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/1996 pg. 744
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1995 pg. 45 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Booklist 04/01/1997 pg. 1342
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/1995 pg. 23
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1996 pg. 1284
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1996 pg. 1292
School Library Journal 10/01/2004

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 12474 / Math Curse
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5