Pub Date: May 7, 2013
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2012018632
Lexile Code: 0740
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 09 to 12
Physical Info: 1.20" H x 8.30" L x 5.70" W ( 0.75 lbs) 256 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Business Careers Occupations | Humorous Stories | Social Themes | New Experience | Technology | General
Description: 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.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes: 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.--Danica McKellar, actress and New York Times Bestselling author (Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math)