Sir Fig Newton and the science of persistence / by Sonja Thomas.
Eleven-year-old Miranium's summer is going down hill fast: her best friend, Thomas, has moved away, her know-it-all nemesis, Tamika, has moved too near for comfort, her parents are stressed since her father has lost his job, she has just blown up the microwave with an ill advised experiment (destroying her own cellphone in the process), and worst of all her beloved cat, Sir Fig Newton, has developed diabetes; there is no money for his medical care, and her parents want to re-home him--but Mira is determined to raise the money somehow even if it means turning to Tamika for help.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534484924
- ISBN: 1534484922
- Physical Description: 356 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Aladdin hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Aladdin, 2022.
- Copyright: A2022
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8 to 12. Aladdin. |
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Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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- 8 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | J THO 2022 (Text) | 0002205506401 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence
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Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence
From the Desk of Zoe Washington meets Ways to Make Sunshine in this "noteworthy" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) middle grade novel about a determined young girl who must rely on her ingenuity and scientific know-how to save her beloved cat. Twelve-year-old Mira's summer is looking pretty bleak. Her best friend Thomas just moved a billion and one miles away from Florida to Washington, DC. Her dad is job searching and he's been super down lately. Her phone screen cracked after a home science experiment gone wrong. And of all people who could have moved into Thomas's old house down the street, Mira gets stuck with Tamika Smith, her know-it-all nemesis who's kept Mira in second place at the school science fair four years running. Mira's beloved cat, Sir Fig Newton, has been the most stable thing in her life lately, but now he seems off, too. With her phone gone and no internet over the weekend at her strict Gran's house, Mira must research Fig's symptoms the old-fashioned way: at the library. She determines that he has "the silent cat killer" diabetes. A visit to the vet confirms her diagnosis, but that one appointment stretched family funds to the limit--they'll never be able to afford cat insulin shots. When Mira's parents tell her they may have to give Fig up to people who can afford his treatment, Mira insists she can earn the $2,000 needed within a month. Armed with ingenuity, determination, and one surprising ally, can Mira save her best (four-legged) friend before it's too late?