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Stacy McAnulty

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Stacy McAnulty is a children’s book author, who used to be a mechanical engineer, and dreams of someday being a dog therapist, a correspondent for The Daily Show, an astronaut, and a Green Bay Packer coach. She has written over 40 books, including the Indie Bestseller novel, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, and the 2017 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor book Excellent Ed, illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach. Her other picture books include Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years, illustrated by David Litchfield; Moon! Earth’s Best Friend and Sun! One in a Billion, both illustrated by Stevie Lewis; Love, Brave, and Beautiful, all three illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff; Mr. Fuzzbuster Knows He’s the Favorite, illustrated by Edward Hemingway ...more

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	The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 4.27 avg rating — 19,076 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Millionaires for the Month 4.10 avg rating — 3,455 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author), David Litchfield (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 1,571 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World Ends in April 3.88 avg rating — 1,762 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon! Earth's Best Friend (Our Universe, 3) by Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author), Stevie Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.32 avg rating — 1,176 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sun! One in a Billion (Our Universe, 2) by Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author), Stevie Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.33 avg rating — 994 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author), Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 877 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Excellent Ed by Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author), Julia Sarcone-Roach (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 869 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ocean: Waves for All (Our universe, #4) by Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author), David Litchfield (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mars! Earthlings Welcome (Our Universe, 5) by Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author), Stevie Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Stacy McAnulty

Our Universe (9 books)
by

Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author),

Stevie Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

4.28 avg rating — 6,078 ratings

The Evers (2 books)
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Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author)

4.10 avg rating — 608 ratings

Max Explains Everything (2 books)
by

Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author),

Deborah Hocking (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

3.79 avg rating — 619 ratings

The Dino Files (3 books)
by

Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author),

Stacy McAnulty (Goodreads Author)

4.15 avg rating — 319 ratings

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Stacy McAnulty rated a book it was amazing Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant! I don't know why I waited so long to pick this up off my TBR. ...more
Jul 12, 2026 06:46AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stacy McAnulty rated a book it was amazing The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Loved it. Another gem from Kelly, but honestly, I wish it was longer--the ending felt abrupt.
Jul 03, 2026 04:18AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stacy McAnulty rated a book it was amazing A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi by Dan Santat (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Very funny. Lots of potty humor that kids will love.
Jun 25, 2026 03:20AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi by Dan Santat. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi by Dan Santat <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stacy McAnulty rated a book it was amazing The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was looking for a book set in Vienna. CHECK.
Jun 04, 2026 03:18AM · 5 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Café With No Name by Robert Seethaler <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stacy McAnulty rated a book it was amazing The Take by Kelly Yang (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 02, 2026 03:51AM · 4 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Take by Kelly Yang. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Take by Kelly Yang <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stacy McAnulty rated a book it was amazing Good People by Patmeena Sabit	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The format took me a minute to embrace. Would make a great bookclub selection.
Jun 02, 2026 03:37AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Good People by Patmeena Sabit. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Good People by Patmeena Sabit <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Stacy McAnulty answered nomadreader (Carrie D-L)'s question: Will there be a third book in The Evers series? Nope. But I did leave the ending of book 2 open. If the series ever explodes and finds millions of readers, I can always continue the story. :)
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Stacy McAnulty did not finish Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sorry, I couldn't finish it. Made it to 50%. Life is too short to read books that you don't love. I'm sure others will enjoy (and have by the thousands). The writing is great. I just couldn't connect. ...more
Jun 01, 2026 05:24AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
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“Don’t be afraid of numbers. Use them to compute your solutions. Look at the world as it is intended.”
― Stacy McAnulty, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

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“Levi and I live in the same world, but we see things very differently. I guess it would be boring if we all had the same view.”
― Stacy McAnulty, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

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“Feeling wanted beats feeling safe. So I stay.”
― Stacy McAnulty, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

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What book should we read in July?

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Front Desk by Kelly Yang

42 votes 25.3%

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

33 votes 19.9%

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

26 votes 15.7%

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor

21 votes 12.7%

Hunger: A Tale of Courage by Donna Jo Napoli

9 votes 5.4%

Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots by Margarita Engle

7 votes 4.2%

Front Desk by Kelly Young (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

Amal Unbound (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

The truth as told by Mason Buttle

2 votes 1.2%

Rebound by Kwame Alexander (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

rebound (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

Ghost Boys (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

Lightning Girl (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

Hunger A Tale of Courage

1 vote 0.6%

Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

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