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When Lucy was eight years old, she was struck by lightning while holding on to a metal fence. As a result, she has acquired savant syndrome; Lucy can not only tackle any mathematical problem but she can also see math in colors and remembers every set of numbers she hears or sees. It is no surprise that Pi is favorite number (and she can recite it to the 314th decimal place).

Having this rare condition is not without its drawbacks. Lucy has obsessive compulsive tendencies, no offline friends, and hasn’t left the apartment she shared with her Nana for 32 days. While Lucy wants to begin college, Nana proposes an alternate plan. Go to middle school for at least 1 year. Make 1 friend. Join 1 activity. Read 1 book that is not math related. Nana wins.

Lucy accomplishes her first goal quickly. On her first bus ride to school, she becomes friends with socially conscious Windy. But adjusting to middle school is still tough especially because of Lucy’s constant need to sanitize, her repetitive sitting behavior, and her desire to keep her giftedness hidden from her peers including Windy. A group service project with Windy and budding photographer Levi gives Lucy the opportunity to use her math genius for a good cause-helping dogs gets adopted at a local shelter. At the shelter, Lucy meets Cutie Pi, a beagle mix (Yes, you heard it, a beagle!) with a lightning bolt spot on its back and is determined to find him a home. Being a dog mom, seeing Lucy’s affection for Pi was heartwarming. Her relationship with Pi was one of my favorite parts of the story.

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is a touching and engaging story about fitting in, finding yourself and most of all, friendship. Lucy soon learns that all things are not easy to calculate. As a reader, I calculate a few important lessons from this must read middle grade novel.

-Sometimes numbers aren’t all that matter.
-No problem is unsolvable.
-If you have a couple of friends who accept you for who you are, you are pretty lucky.


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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl Stacy McAnulty 9781524767570 Books Reviews

I bought this book for my 11-year-old granddaughter. She is a voracious reader, and enjoyed this book so much she read it at one sitting.
Then her mother opened it up and also read it at one sitting.
They told me I needed to read it. I started it late one evening, could not put it down, and finally finished it at 143 a.m.
This author has written other books, but this was her best novel - about a girl who had been struck with lightning and became a mathematical genius with quirks. The book showed us how she managed to find friends and survive middle school in spite of all that. This is an excellent book for any child facing problems connecting with peers!
This brilliant, hilarious, sensitive debut novel is one of the best books I have read, hands down—not one of the best kids’ books, but one of the best BOOKS. McAnulty has managed to take several emotionally charged topics—brain injury, animal welfare, and middle school, to name a few—and weave them into a heart-tugging tale of friendship, forgiveness, and growth. You can’t help but fall in love with spunky, stubborn Lucy and her wonderful Nana, or admire the friends Lucy makes, despite herself. And with Lucy’s fun, funny fascination with numbers, even the most mathematical-averse reader will come away from this book with a new appreciation for and understanding of complex numerical concepts (but they’ll never suspect, since this is accomplished with such a deft hand!).

If I could give THE MISCALCULATIONS OF LIGHTNING GIRL ten stars, I would. Since I can’t, I will just have to keep telling all my teacher friends, kid friends, and friend friends about this book!
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl has a unique premise. Lucy Callahan was struck by lightning at age eight, making her a math genius. Nana homeschools Lucy until she’s 12, when Lucy believes she’s ready for college. But Nana makes a deal. First Lucy must go to 7th grade at East Hamlin Middle School, make one new friend, do one activity, read one book (non-math textbook).

Starting middle school is challenging enough, but Lucy also has OCD. Some of her symptoms are invisible (reciting the digits of pi in her head), while others aren’t (sitting and standing three times before being able to fully sit down, compulsive fear of germs and use of hand wipes).

At an age when kids just want to fit in, Lucy knows she stands out. The mean girls call her a freak. A dreaded group project requires her to work with Windy, a friend, and Levi, a frenemy. It’s through this project that we see Lucy grow as she comes up with a plan – volunteering at a homeless animal shelter. It’s Lucy’s commitment to helping one of the rescue dogs, Pi, that leads to the surprising yet inevitable ending.

I loved this story of becoming comfortable in your own skin, standing up for what you believe in, and the power of friendship and family.
When Lucy was eight years old, she was struck by lightning while holding on to a metal fence. As a result, she has acquired savant syndrome; Lucy can not only tackle any mathematical problem but she can also see math in colors and remembers every set of numbers she hears or sees. It is no surprise that Pi is favorite number (and she can recite it to the 314th decimal place).

Having this rare condition is not without its drawbacks. Lucy has obsessive compulsive tendencies, no offline friends, and hasn’t left the apartment she shared with her Nana for 32 days. While Lucy wants to begin college, Nana proposes an alternate plan. Go to middle school for at least 1 year. Make 1 friend. Join 1 activity. Read 1 book that is not math related. Nana wins.

Lucy accomplishes her first goal quickly. On her first bus ride to school, she becomes friends with socially conscious Windy. But adjusting to middle school is still tough especially because of Lucy’s constant need to sanitize, her repetitive sitting behavior, and her desire to keep her giftedness hidden from her peers including Windy. A group service project with Windy and budding photographer Levi gives Lucy the opportunity to use her math genius for a good cause-helping dogs gets adopted at a local shelter. At the shelter, Lucy meets Cutie Pi, a beagle mix (Yes, you heard it, a beagle!) with a lightning bolt spot on its back and is determined to find him a home. Being a dog mom, seeing Lucy’s affection for Pi was heartwarming. Her relationship with Pi was one of my favorite parts of the story.

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is a touching and engaging story about fitting in, finding yourself and most of all, friendship. Lucy soon learns that all things are not easy to calculate. As a reader, I calculate a few important lessons from this must read middle grade novel.

-Sometimes numbers aren’t all that matter.
-No problem is unsolvable.
-If you have a couple of friends who accept you for who you are, you are pretty lucky.