The Short Seller

Zusatztext "What a fun novel and a great way to get kids excited about the power of math in the real world! The protagonist! Lindy! evolves from math-phobic child to stock market whiz kid! learning that math is much more than a class at school; it's key to making money. All of this in a book that is fun and energetic and filled with relatable characters. Inspiring kids to see the value in math is one of my passions! and Elissa Brent Weissman has hit the nail on the head with The Short Seller ." Informationen zum Autor Elissa Brent Weissman is the author of The Short Seller, Nerd Camp, Nerd Camp 2.0, Standing for Socks, The Trouble with Mark Hopper, and the editor of Our Story Begins. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Visit her at EBWeissman.com. Klappentext While seventh-grader Lindy Sachs is recovering from mononucleosis! her father gives her $100 and access to his online trading account as a way to pass the time! and she discovers that she has a knack for buying and selling stocks. The Short Seller Chapter 1 Sweet Spot Lindy yawned and weighed the options on the table. She could start her homework, or she could start eating her plate of warm minicookies. Like there was even a choice. She stacked two of the cookies and bit into them together. “Double-decker,” Howe said. “You should eat one at a time so they last longer.” “Nah,” said Lindy. She sucked a blob of melted chocolate off her finger. “That’s no fun.” Howe slid into the booth opposite her and looked upside down at the books spread across the table. He barely even glanced at Lindy’s plate of cookies, which didn’t surprise Lindy but still amazed her. Somehow his dad being a baker had made Howe immune to the allure of sweets. Lindy thought if her dad worked at the Sweet Escape, she’d eat nothing but dessert. “Are you ready for the math test on Friday?” Howe asked. “Ugh, of course not.” Lindy laid her head on her arm. “Steph’s going to help me when she gets here. You should sit with us too. I can use all the help I can get.” Howe didn’t try to hide his dislike for Steph. “I have to help my dad,” he said, nodding toward the counter. “But if you have questions, you can call me later.” Lindy lifted her head, looked at her math book, and ate her third cookie. “Expect a call.” The door chimed as it opened, and Howe slid out of the booth, which meant it was Steph who’d entered. She was decked out in winter gear, including gloves, scarf, hat, and long, puffy coat. The hood of her coat was up too, creating a spaceman-effect with just her eyes and nose visible. Her family used to live in Arizona, where it was always warm, so they prepared for the New Jersey winter the way they would a trip to Antarctica. Lindy knew Steph didn’t wear all the layers just for warmth, either. She had never owned a coat or any winter accessories before moving, so now, three years later, the novelty still hadn’t worn off. “Hey, Lindy!” Steph said as she began removing layers. “Hello, Howard.” “Hey,” Howe said. He stuffed his hands into the sleeves of his gray Windbreaker, his only jacket, no matter the weather. “I have to go help my dad. Later, Lind.” “Bye.” Steph slid into the booth, piled her clothes next to her, and shook out her long brown hair. “Why does he always leave when I arrive?” “Maybe because you call him Howard. He hates that name.” Steph smiled. “That’s why I call him it.” She helped herself to one of Lindy’s cookies. “I stopped next door and picked up the new Teen Power,” she said. “It’s got five pages of quizzes.” “Let me see,” Lindy said. She and Steph were suckers for quizzes. They liked ones that promised to predict your future, but even bet...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Elissa Brent Weissman, Weissman Elissa Brent
• Verlag: Simon & Schuster USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 12 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.05.2013
• EAN: 9781442452558
• ISBN: 978-1-4424-5255-8
• Seiten: 256
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher