Alex is an only child with parents who have demanding jobs
and are seldom able to spend time with her.
Because her father’s engineering skills are in demand all over the
world, Alex also moves often. She is not
the best at making friends, either.
When Alex goes to her first day of middle school she stands
up to some bullies. They throw her into
a closet, where she hits her head and wakes up in another world. Archimedes (yes, that Archimedes) greets her
and shares that he, too, just appeared in this world many years back. While Alex has never been fond of math, she
learns that in this new world, math is “magical.” Archimedes takes her under
his wing, convinced that math can eventually get Alex home again. Alex meets some of Archimedes’ students and
works with him, learning that he, like her father, uses math to help people.
Latin and math are presented in this novel as exciting tools
rather than dull textbook topics. I
highly recommend this book for preteen readers.
I received a free review copy of Libellus de Numeros for my honest assessment.
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