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The Absolute Value Of Mike (2011)

by Kathryn Erskine(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0399255052 (ISBN13: 9780399255052)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Philomel

review 1: Considering my own love of math, appreciation for humor and childhood in rural PA, this book is easily a 10! Mike, a 14-year-old boy with dyscalculia, is sent to live with his great aunt and uncle in rural Pennsylvania. in order to complete an engineering project. His dad must go out of the country and believes this will help Mike become a math genius, like himself. After meeting his great aunt and uncle, he soon realizes that instead of receiving help, he will be the one providing help. Mike must help them scrap enough money together in order to pay their bills. Then the town comes together in an attempt to help a member adopt a child from Romania before Romania cuts off all adoptions from their country. Mike is somehow placed in charge of raising a crazy am... moreount of money in only a short period of time. He must use the relationships he has formed with the people in “Do Over” town in order meet the deadline to adopt Misha from Romania. The true meaning of family is described in this book. The author does a splendid job of giving the reader a vivid sense of Mike’s thoughts and feelings. Throughout the book, Mike gains confidence in himself and realizes that, even though he will never be a math genius, he can still excel at other important things in life.
review 2: Loved this book. I just finished listening to it as an audio book. I've now requested it so I can see it. I love how it has a math definition at the beginning of each chapter. In this book, Mike, a 14 year old boy who struggles with math yet has a math and engineering genius for a father, discovers his purpose and value as he travels to a rural town and is thrown into the lives of several crazy (in a normal way) characters. I absolutely recommend it. less

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