Secrets, Lies, and Algebra
Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra
Secrets, Lies, and Algebra
Wendy Lichtman
Tess loves math because it's the one subject she can trust—there's always just one right answer, and it never changes. But then she starts algebra and is introduced to those pesky and mysterious variables, which seem to be everywhere in eighth grade. When even your friends and parents can be variables, how in the world do you find out the right answers to the really important questions, like what to do about a boy you like or whom to tell when someone's done something really bad? Will Tess's life ever stop changing long enough for her to figure it all out?

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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The book Secrets, Lies and Algebra is a realistic fiction 
book. The book's main character is Tess. She is an eighth 
grade who loves math because it is the only subject she 
can trust. It never changes and there is only one answer, 
it is a subject with stability. However, Tess learns that 
algebra is ever changing and is a topic with many tricky 
variables. Throughout the story, Tess faces with many 
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