Frank Frank
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Stacy McAnulty:
Why is the number 1 instead of the word "one" used throughout the book?
Stacy McAnulty
In THE MISCALCULATIONS OF LIGHTNING GIRL, we are in Lucy's head. (It's first-person point of view and present tense.) Lucy is a math genius, and she sees numbers in everything. She's also constantly counting. I didn't think a character obsessed with numbers would ever see 7 as "seven". Her world would be full of digits. I hoped by writing digits instead of words, we might feel closer to Lucy and understand her brain more.
Thank you for your question, Frank Frank!
Thank you for your question, Frank Frank!
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Jan
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Stacy McAnulty:
I loved The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl. When Lucy met her friend Windy for the first time I thought what a cool name, just like the song Windy by The Association. Then Lucy meets Windy's sister Cherish, the name of another song by The Association, and also my absolute favorite song in high school. I wore out the grooves on that record! Am I correct? Is that where you got the names?
Summer Averill
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Stacy McAnulty:
Pleeeeaaase make a sequel to the miscalculations of lightning girl🥺🥺🥺?
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