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In the eighth grade, 1 math whiz 1 stolen test (x), 3 cheaters (y), and 2 best friends (z) who can't keep a secret. Oh, and she can't forget the winter dance (d).

Then there's the suspicious guy Tess's parents know, but that's a whole different problem.

Can Tess find the solutions?

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Eighth-grader Tess finds that algebra can come in handy in and out of the classroom. She uses it as a secret code in her journal, as shorthand for social status...and as a tool to help her solve two mysteries that shes right smack in the middle of.

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In the eighth grade, 1 math whiz <1 popular boy, according to Tess's calculations. That is, until she has to factor in a few more variables, like:

1 stolen test (x),

3 cheaters (y),

and 2 best friends (z) who can't keep a secret.

Oh, and she can't forget the winter dance (d)!

Then there's the suspicious guy Tess's parents know, but that's a whole different problem.

Can Tess find the solutions?

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About the Author

Wendy Lichtman writes personal essays for the Washington Post, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Good Housekeeping, among other national publications. She holds a degree in mathematics and has tutored public-school students in algebra for the past several years. When she decided to write about a teen realizing that some questions have more than one right answer, algebra, with its unknowns and variables, seemed a perfect metaphor. Wendy Lichtman lives in Berkeley, California.
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cosita123, July 8, 2009 (view all comments by cosita123)
while reading this book i came to points that tess got herself into stiky situaions thats why i liked it
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ISBN:
9780061229558
Author:
Lichtman, Wendy
Publisher:
Harper Teen
Author:
by Wendy Lichtman
Subject:
Family - General
Subject:
Friendship
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Science & Technology - Mathematics
Subject:
Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:
Situations / Adolescence
Subject:
Children s Middle Readers-General
Copyright:
2007
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
20070631
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
8.54x5.86x.78 in. .71 lbs.
Age Level:
10-14
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"Synopsis" by , Eighth-grader Tess finds that algebra can come in handy in and out of the classroom. She uses it as a secret code in her journal, as shorthand for social status...and as a tool to help her solve two mysteries that shes right smack in the middle of.
"Synopsis" by , In the eighth grade, 1 math whiz <1 popular boy, according to Tess's calculations. That is, until she has to factor in a few more variables, like:

1 stolen test (x),

3 cheaters (y),

and 2 best friends (z) who can't keep a secret.

Oh, and she can't forget the winter dance (d)!

Then there's the suspicious guy Tess's parents know, but that's a whole different problem.

Can Tess find the solutions?
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