Secrets, Lies, and Algebra

Informationen zum Autor Wendy Lichtman writes personal essays for the Washington Post , New York Times , San Francisco Chronicle , and Good Housekeeping , among other national publications. She has also written four previous young adult novels, including Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra . She holds a degree in mathematics and has tutored public-school students in algebra for several years. When she decided to write about a teenage girl who realizes that some questions have more than one right answer, algebra, with its unknowns and variables, seemed a perfect metaphor. Wendy Lichtman lives in Berkeley, California. Klappentext In the eighth grade, 1 math whiz 1 stolen test (x), 3 cheaters (y), and 2 best friends (z) who can't keep a secret. Oh, and she can't forget the winter dance (d)! Then there's the suspicious guy Tess's parents know, but that's a whole different problem. Can Tess find the solutions? Zusammenfassung 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. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Wendy Lichtman
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 13 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2007
• EAN: 9780061229558
• ISBN: 978-0-06-122955-8
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 146 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Do the Math; Do the Math
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Assimilation *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: School & Education / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Depression *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Sexual Abuse *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Pregnancy *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / New Experience *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Runaways *