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Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra (Do the Math) | 
| Author: Wendy Lichtman
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 25030
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0061229571
EAN: 9780061229572
ASIN: 0061229571
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Tess loves math because it's the one subject she can trust—there's always just one right answer, and it never changes. But then she starts algebra and is introduced to those pesky and mysterious variables, which seem to be everywhere in eighth grade. When even your friends and parents can be variables, how in the world do you find out the right answers to the really important questions, like what to do about a boy you like or whom to tell when someone's done something really bad? Will Tess's life ever stop changing long enough for her to figure it all out?
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 Amazing Math Book!!! September 29, 2008
This is an excellent book! Every middle school and any math teacher should have this book in their classroom!!!! It is a wonderful blend of math and the life of teenagers! The author does a fabulous job of incorporating math concepts into the plot. There are lots of diagrams and detailed descriptions of math concepts such as tangents and Venn diagrams. It is a MUST READ for any middle school student or teacher!
 Enchanting Review: Do The Math: Secrets, Lies and Algebra September 23, 2008
DO THE MATH: SECRETS, LIES, AND ALGEBRA
WENDY LICHTMAN
Contemporary Young Adult
Rating: 3 Enchantments
Tess is an 8th grader who uses math to help her solve her problems. She has to great best friends who she gets along with pretty good and she has a hard time talking to boys-especially cute boys. Like other pre-teens she thinks her parents are weird.
One day Richard came into the copy room to make copies of a stolen history test and Tess let him. Apparently he passed them out to some of the other students. That's the least of Tess' problems. Her mother's friend just committed suicide and Tess is convinced that her husband killed her. So Tess does the only thing she can think of. She tells her best friends her suspicions and follows the suspect.
Do the Math was such a cute mystery book. Tess was a believable character and had an original way of looking at the world. She used math to help her solve ordinary problems. I had fun reading this book and it had an original concept. I haven't read any books that incorporate math problems in the story. The beginning of the book was too slow and the investigation didn't really start until about halfway through the book. Tess also dealt with normal pre-teen problems and well as the crime she believes happened. Overall this was a really good book for pre-teens but older people will still enjoy it.
Wendy Lichtman writes essays for Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, New York Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. She currently resides in Berkeley, California. You can visit her online at www.wendylichtman.com
Carolina
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
September 2008
Really Great Book for middle school students!! July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a math teacher, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a great book to show students how they can think about math beyond the classroom. I recommended this book to my eighth grade girls and I recommend it now to any other student who expresses an interest in math!
Excellent book to connect math concepts and reading July 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very readable book for middle school and above students. A young math-loving "detective" uses her skills to negotiate life in school and her world. Each chapter connects the story to some math content; the content is appropriate for grades 6 or 7 and up.
One of my favorites has her considering the question of whether life ends at death (like a line segment ends at a point) or goes on forever (like a line).
You don't need numbers to learn math October 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was great fun to read whether you like math or not. It takes mathematical concepts and shows how they apply in real life situations without the use of numbers. For example, should you provide police with information about a crime that may have been committed? Tess is trying to decide whether to tell someone about what she believes is important evidence in the death of her mother's friend, but her mother insists that the family should remain silent because they have no proof. Using the concept of axioms,the information should be reported. "In math, if something is an axiom, it means you don't need proof for it to be true." The proof may be left to the courts, like a theorem, which does need proof. Finally, a fun work of math fiction!
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