Emma-Jean Lazarus is a lovable oddball who thinks she can use logic to solve the “messy” everyday problems of her seventh-grade peers. It’s easy—she just follows the example of her late father, a brilliant mathematician. Of course, the more Emma-Jean gets involved, the messier...
Quirky, honest, and written by a first-time author, this tender story tells what happens when a girl who has long stood in the social shadows gets a taste of what it's like to connect with kids her own age.