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Reviewed on March 1, 2021 | Middle Grade
Gr 4–7—Violet is a white, middle-class seventh grader in Orange County, and all she wants is for her life to make mathematical sense. Math is her best subject and how she understands the world; she frequently reflects on her decisions, struggles, and yearnings with pie charts, graphs, ratios, frequencies, and the order of operations. Her mathematical reflections are portrayed in the book through illuminating illustrations. But problems arise in Violet's world: Her parents have been fighting more intensely, and suddenly her dad lea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More