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260 pp.
| Scholastic
| May, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-545-57586-7$12.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-545-58043-4
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4-6
Tabbi is desperate to find a boyfriend, so she decides to study teen dating patterns and use probability to increase her chances. Meanwhile, she applies these same smarts to holding a fundraiser for a school affected by a hurricane. Peppered with handwritten charts, notes, and drawings, this companion to The Boy Project is diverting but lacks real depth and character development.
254 pp.
| Scholastic
| January, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-545-39225-9$12.99
(3)
4-6
Twelve-year-old Kara hopes using the scientific method will yield the results she wants: a boyfriend. Using charts, quizzes, and observations, she tries to determine what kind of girls boys prefer. The study is a success, despite Kara ending up liking a boy she had ruled out. Kara's observations of her realistically drawn middle school environment are funny and surprisingly sophisticated.