| Mind Games Contributor(s): Grunwell, Jeanne Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618689478 ISBN-13: 9780618689477 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Six Clearview Middle School seventh-graders are $500 richer after buying a Maryland State Lottery ticket this week in order to test a scientific hypothesis. Benjamin Lloyd, 12, whose father purchased the winning ticket, declined to discuss details of the students' experiment, citing concerns of competition in the March 13 state science fair. . . . Mr. Ennis was as tight-lipped as his students regarding the nature of their experiment. "They plan to go public at the science fair. And that's about all I can say. But," he said, grinning, "I do predict a win." Thus reads an article in the Waverly Times, which is Exhibit Ain the Mad Science Club's report to prove the existence of ESP. As told through the individual voices of a diverse cast of characters, Mind Games crackles with personality. Discoveries from the paranormal to the personal abound in this insightful exploration of friendship, science, ESP--and the lottery. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Intermediate |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.31 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70021 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thus reads an article in the Waverly Times, which is Exhibit A in this fresh and inventive story about ESP, friendship, sisterhood, and the ties that bind. Told by the characters themselves, Mind Games crackles with personality and reveals how each student tries to prove that ESP exists and what he or she discovers along the way. Funny and engaging, the individual voices are right on target, revealing the complex relationships and characters of the members of the Mad Science Club. Here they grapple with life, death, love, and the lottery--all before they reach the eighth grade! |
Contributor Bio(s): Grunwell, Jeanne Marie: - Jeanne Marie Grunwell has fond memories of her eighth-grade science fair project on ESP. She lives with her husband, daughter, and two black cats. |