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Ten-year-old Flor Bernoulli is your typical kid, who especially likes buying delicious spiral pies from the Sky High Pie Shop every Wednesday. The owner of the pie shop is the wonderfully mysterious, eccentric and charming Dr. Pi. His knack for making pies is not his only talent--he is also a wizard and one of the guards of the universe, who is in charge of making sure he keeps the fire of life going into specific equations that keep the earth and nature in balance. Without him, the marvels of life and nature that contains spirals, such as seashells, sunflowers and hurricanes would cease to exist. But then, Dr. Pi, (who owns a magical spiral seashell that allows him to peer around the curve of time and into the future), discovers that his two nemeses, Mr. It and Mr. Bit, are hot on his trail again. They have tried to put out the fire for the spiral many times before--and this time they might just succeed. Can Flor help save Dr. Pi and the universe as he fights to keep nature in check--or will she be too late?
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A ten-year-old girl must save the world in this fantastical, quirky debut middle-grade novel from author Jill Neimark.
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Itand#8217;s just another boring Wednesday in May for ten-year-old Flor Bernoulli of Brooklyn, New York. As soon as school is out she hurries to the popular Sky High Pie Shop down the block, owned by the wonderfully mysterious Dr. Pi. But when she gets there, her life changes forever. Dr. Pi reveals he is actually an ancient wizard, in charge of a very special cosmic fire that keeps nature in balance. Without him, every single thing that has the shape of a spiraland#8212;from seashells to galaxies to the inside of your earand#8212;will cease to exist. Flor wonders if Dr. Pi has lost his mind, but then two tall blond strangers from another planet show up, hoping to steal Dr. Piand#8217;s fire for themselves. The adventure of a lifetime has begun. As she travels in time and travels in space, Flor learns that only she has the magic to help Dr. Pi protect the fire, save the spiral, and keep the world spinning just as it should.
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Ten-year-old Flor Bernoulli loves to buy delicious spiral pies each week from the owner of the Sky High Pie Shop. But in addition to making pies, the eccentric and charming Dr. Pi is also a wizard and one of the guards of the universe who must keep the fire of life burning. Without him, the natural marvels that contain spirals—such as seashells, sunflowers, and hurricanes—would cease to exist.
Then Dr. Pi discovers that two mysterious men, Mr. It and Mr. Bit, are hot on his trail and determined to take the fire for themselves.
Can Flor help save Dr. Pi and the universe as he works to keep nature in check—or will she be too late?
About the Author
Gillian Neimark is the author of andlt;iandgt;The Secret Spiral andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;The Golden Rectangleandlt;/iandgt;, and a nom de plume for writer Jill Neimark, who is also the author of the highly acclaimed andlt;iandgt;Bloodsongandlt;/iandgt; as well as andlt;iandgt;Why Good Things Happen to Good Peopleandlt;/iandgt;.andlt;iandgt; andlt;/iandgt;Additionally, she is the coauthor of andlt;iandgt;I Want Your Mooandlt;/iandgt;, a picture book that won a Teacherand#8217;s Choice Award for Childrenand#8217;s Books.