by Kekla Magoon
First published 2025
Synclaire Fields has always been the Math Kid in Mrs. Z's third grade class. She aces every quiz, helps struggling classmates, and shows off her skills at her parents' store. Then disaster strikes. Synclaire gets two problems wrong on a math test. If she's not the best at math anymore, who is she? Panicked, Synclaire tries to reinvent herself. She attempts piano, board games, and skating. Each new hobby feels promising at first, but something always draws her back to numbers and equations. Her friends in Mrs. Z's class watch as she struggles to find her place. Can Synclaire learn that one bad test doesn't erase her mathematical talents? Or will she discover that being the Math Kid means something different than she thought? Kekla Magoon crafts a story that balances humor with genuine emotion as Synclaire navigates the gap between perfection and self-worth.
Genres: fiction, family-life, school-stories, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, reinvention
121 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers