The story’s brisk pace and accessible vocabulary help readers quickly get to know Henri and the interesting supporting cast. "A girl with a learning disability navigates the demands of her new school and family dynamics. If Henri Weldon has twenty-four hours in a day, and she has two siblings who dislike her four new friends, two hours of soccer practice, seven hours of classes, and three hours of homework. Henri’s tutor and new friend, Vinnie, reminds her to take it slow. What she doesn’t expect is a family feud with her sister over her new friends, joining the girls’ soccer team, and discovering poetry.
Henri’s dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes math challenging to process and understand, is what she expects to give her problems. She can’t wait for her new schedule, new friends, and new classes. Seventh grader Henrietta Weldon gets to switch schools-finally! She’ll be “mainstreaming” into public school, leaving her special education school behind. This middle grade novel is perfect for fans of From the Desk of Zoe Washington and A Good Kind of Trouble. Davis, author of Partly Cloudy and Serena Says, has written another funny, warm story featuring middle school and family life-all about the complex calculations it takes for everyone to balance the equations of their lives and what it takes to be part of a team while handling a learning disability.
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