Very: Bad at Math
Series A Very Graphic Novel Written and illustrated by Hope Larson
Edition
Series A Very Graphic Novel Written and illustrated by Hope Larson
Hardcover edition
Publisher HarperCollins Imprint HarperAlley ISBN9780063311299
Very: Bad at Math
24.99
SKU
9780063311299J
Hijinks, unexpected friendships, and math take center stage in this contemporary middle grade graphic novel perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller from New York Times bestselling and Eisner Awardwinning author Hope Larson.
Verity Very Nelson can do it all.
She's student body president, debate club whiz, and first chair clarinetist. You could say she's pretty much the best at everythingWell, almost everything. Everything except math.
And it's not like she doesn't try. Math just doesn't make sense in her brain. But it better start soon, or else she can kiss her presidencyand her campaign promisesgoodbye. Soon Verity finds herself enrolled in a remedial math class where, despite her best efforts, failure persists. All seems lost until a teacher helps her discover the truth: Verity has dyscalculia, a learning disability that causes her to mix up numbers.
Armed with a new perspective, can Verity pass math, keep her presidency, and make good on her word to the student body she loves so much? Or will her presidencyand perfect reputationall come crashing down?
Verity Very Nelson can do it all.
She's student body president, debate club whiz, and first chair clarinetist. You could say she's pretty much the best at everythingWell, almost everything. Everything except math.
And it's not like she doesn't try. Math just doesn't make sense in her brain. But it better start soon, or else she can kiss her presidencyand her campaign promisesgoodbye. Soon Verity finds herself enrolled in a remedial math class where, despite her best efforts, failure persists. All seems lost until a teacher helps her discover the truth: Verity has dyscalculia, a learning disability that causes her to mix up numbers.
Armed with a new perspective, can Verity pass math, keep her presidency, and make good on her word to the student body she loves so much? Or will her presidencyand perfect reputationall come crashing down?
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Graphic Novels Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
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