Math Intersects Literature
As parents know, it is difficult to keep your children in the habit of studying when the sun is shining and the swimming pool is beckoning them. Talking Leaves has the solution to your problem. On Thursday, July 12, Wendy Lichtman, Buffalo native and author, is returning to the area to debut her new children's novel Do The Math : Secrets, Lies and Algebra.
This novel will not only keep your child intrigued, but they will grasp some basic knowledge of mathematics. The plot of the book centers around an eighth grade girl, Tess, who suddenly realizes that there is more than one way to solve life's problems. Tess begins to answer her questions regarding friends, family and boys using algebra. Summertime and studying really do add up!
Wendy Lichtman's personal essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Good Housekeeping, and other national publications. She is the author of four other novels for young readers and teaches in the graduate program of Writing and Consciousness at New College of California, in San Francisco.
Copies of Lichtman's fifth book will be available for purchase. Lichtman will be reading from the book and signing copies beginning at 5:30 pm. This event is free and appropriate for all young readers.
Thursday July 12, at 5:30pm
Talking Leaves
3158 Main Street
837.8554
tleavesbooks.com
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