Genre: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction
Source: Purchased
My love of this author’s work started with the book “Standing
for Socks”. I read this when I was a Middle Grades judge for Cybils in
2009. I have read her Nerd Camp Books
and loved them as well. I had no thoughts of not liking this book. As I thought, I loved it. Lindy Sachs, the main character of the book
is a very lovable character. Lindy is like so many people, including myself,
who struggled with math in school. When she comes down with mononucleosis and
must stay home from school she is bored. Her parents hire a tutor for her so
she doesn’t get further behind in her least favorite subject. She does a favor
for her dad by helping him purchase some stock, since he can’t access the site
from work. As he explains it to her she becomes interested enough that he
fronts her one hundred dollars to buy and sell stock on her own. She becomes even more interested when she
learns her new tutor used to be a trader. They have that in common. She begins
to understand math better the more she works the market. Like others who have
found that a little bit of money isn’t enough, Lindy falls into that trap. One
wrong move in the stock market, one bad and illegal decision has both her and
her father in hot water.
I really can’t wait for my students to get their hands on
this book. It is fun, funny, and full of enough adventure to keep you on the
edge of your seat reading until the end.
Once again I highly recommend this book to young and old alike.
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