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The Absolute Value of Mike

By Kathryn Erskine

By Kathryn Erskine

By Kathryn Erskine

By Kathryn Erskine

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    About The Absolute Value of Mike

    From the author of Mockingbird, a National Book Award winner!

    Mike tries so hard to please his father, but the only language his dad seems to speak is calculus. And for a boy with a math learning disability, nothing could be more difficult. When his dad sends him to live with distant relatives in rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, Mike figures this is his big chance to prove himself. But when he gets there, nothing is what he thought it would be. Instead of an engineering assignment, he finds himself part of a town-wide project to adopt a boy from Romania while working alongside his wacky eighty-something-year-old aunt, a homeless man, and a punk-rock girl. Mike might not learn anything about engineering, but what he does learn is far more valuable.

    About The Absolute Value of Mike

    Mike tries so hard to please his father, but the only language his dad seems to speak is calculus. And for a boy with a math learning disability, nothing could be more difficult. When his dad sends him to live with distant relatives in rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, Mike figures this is his big chance to buckle down and prove himself. But when he gets there, nothing is what he thought it would be. The project has nothing at all to do with engineering, and he finds himself working alongside his wacky eighty-something- year-old aunt, a homeless man, and a punk rock girl as part of a town-wide project to adopt a boy from Romania. Mike may not learn anything about engineering, but what he does learn is far more valuable.

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    About Kathryn Erskine

    Kathryn Erskine spent many years as a lawyer before realizing that she’d rather write things that people might actually enjoy reading. She grew up mostly overseas and attended eight different schools, her favorite being the Hogwarts-type castle in Scotland. The… More about Kathryn Erskine

    About Kathryn Erskine

    Kathryn Erskine spent many years as a lawyer before realizing that she’d rather write things that people might actually enjoy reading. She grew up mostly overseas and attended eight different schools, her favorite being the Hogwarts-type castle in Scotland. The… More about Kathryn Erskine

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    May 31, 2012 | 272 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780142421017

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Jun 09, 2011 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9781101516072

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