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Van Dolzer, Krista
2 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Instead of arriving at Camp Vermeer for a week-long summer art program, soon-to-be eighth grader Esther finds herself at Camp Archimedes--stuck with "math nerds"--thanks to torrential rain, car trouble, and her stepfather's lousy navigation. But Esther soon proves she's a number-cruncher, too, tackling a logic puzzle about a killer named "Sphinx." Offbeat secondary characters blur together in this otherwise entertaining ambitious math and mystery combo.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
(3)
4-6
In a future when an asteroid has moved Earth closer to the sun, Astra is grieving her mother--a scientist who died in an accident on Mars--while Jameson's dad is currently on a Mars mission. A communication device keeps Jameson in contact with his father, but the device seems to be hiding the truth. Sympathetic characters and vivid descriptions of the sun-scorched world enhance the compelling story.
Reviewer: Renée Wheeler
2 reviews
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