Elissa Brent Weissman is the author of The Short Seller, Nerd Camp, Nerd Camp 2.0, Standing for Socks, The Trouble with Mark Hopper, and the editor of Our Story Begins. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Visit her at EBWeissman.com.
Weissman builds layers of suspense as Lindy fixes one disastrous
situation only to be hit with an even worse blow; the author also
smoothly weaves information about the stock market and finance into
the story's family dynamics and middle-grade friendship problems. A
smart pick.-- "Publishers Weekly"
What a fun novel and a great way to get kids excited about the
power of math in the real world! The protagonist, Lindy, evolves
from math-phobic child to stock market whiz kid, learning that math
is much more than a class at school; it's key to making money. All
of this in a book that is fun and energetic and filled with
relatable characters. Inspiring kids to see the value in math is
one of my passions, and Elissa Brent Weissman has hit the nail on
the head with The Short Seller.--Danica McKellar, actress and New
York Times Bestselling author (Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math)
Gr 5-7-When seventh-grader Lindy Sachs comes down with mononucleosis, she feels as if she has contracted The Plague. She is trapped in her house for two weeks: no school, no friends, no fun. This all changes when her father gives her the password to his online trading account and $100 to invest at her own discretion. Lindy starts out investing five or ten dollars in her favorite companies, but after a few small successes and some research into online trading, she realizes the potential that investing can hold, especially when you have unfettered access to your parents' life savings. When a bad investment results in a $25,000 loss, Lindy has to scramble to make back the money, and navigate the resulting consequences of lawyers, the SEC, and possible jail time for her father. Weissman is successful in crafting a story that includes a young person's view of the crackdown on insider trading. The premise is a bit far-fetched, but the realistic friend and family interactions make up for this overreach in the plot.-Colleen S. Banick, Westport Public Schools, CT (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Weissman builds layers of suspense as Lindy fixes one disastrous
situation only to be hit with an even worse blow; the author also
smoothly weaves information about the stock market and finance into
the story's family dynamics and middle-grade friendship problems.
A smart pick.-- "Publishers Weekly"
What a fun novel and a great way to get kids excited about the
power of math in the real world! The protagonist, Lindy, evolves
from math-phobic child to stock market whiz kid, learning that math
is much more than a class at school; it's key to making money. All
of this in a book that is fun and energetic and filled with
relatable characters. Inspiring kids to see the value in math is
one of my passions, and Elissa Brent Weissman has hit the nail on
the head with The Short Seller.--Danica McKellar, actress
and New York Times Bestselling author (Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My
Math)
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