
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence
About this book
From the Desk of Zoe Washington meets Ways to Make Sunshine in this "noteworthy" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade novel about a determined young girl who must rely on her ingenuity and scientific know-how to save her beloved cat. Twelve-year-old Mira's summer is looking pretty bleak. Her best friend Thomas just moved a billion and one miles away from Florida to Washington, DC. Her dad is job searching and he's been super down lately. Her phone screen cracked after a home science experiment gone wrong. And of all people who could have moved into Thomas's old house down the street, Mira gets stuck with Tamika Smith, her know-it-all nemesis who's kept Mira in second place at the school science fair four years running.Mira's beloved cat, Sir Fig Newton, has been the most stable thing in her life lately, but now he seems off, too. With her phone gone and no internet over the weekend at her strict Gran's house, Mira must research Fig's symptoms the old-fashioned way: at the library. She determines that he has "the silent cat killer" diabetes. A visit to the vet confirms her diagnosis, but that one appointment stretched family funds to the limit—they'll never be able to afford cat insulin shots.When Mira's parents tell her they may have to give Fig up to people who can afford his treatment, Mira insists she can earn the $2, 000 needed within a month. Armed with ingenuity, determination, and one surprising ally, can Mira save her best (four-legged) friend before it's too late?
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Chapter 1: A World of Suck
- Chapter 2: Out-of-This-World Awesome
- Chapter 3: 101 Facial Expressions
- Chapter 4: The Greatest Scientist
- Chapter 5: State of Emergency
- Chapter 6: The Mad Scientist
- Chapter 7: The Strongest Element in the Universe
- Chapter 8: The Indisputable Facts
- Chapter 9: ‘Cat Fantastic’ Combustion
- Chapter 10: Give Up the Funk
- Chapter 11: In Spite of the Facts
- Chapter 12: Skin and Bones
- Chapter 13: Barks, Whines, and Howls
- Chapter 14: There Is No Cure
- Chapter 15: Acorns and Other Bombs
- Chapter 16: Everything Was ‘Not’ All Good
- Chapter 17: There’s No Guarantee
- Chapter 18: Sour Lemons
- Chapter 19: Special Prize Inside
- Chapter 20: STEM Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- Chapter 21: Reboot and Start Over
- Chapter 22: Never Consult with the Enemy
- Chapter 23: Got to Go Big
- Chapter 24: All the Big, Stupid Buts
- Chapter 25: My Terrible, Awful, Absurd Idea
- Chapter 26: More Than Satisfactory
- Chapter 27: My Superhero
- Chapter 28: Pedal to the Metal
- Chapter 29: Oh. My. Einstein.
- Chapter 30: Smooth, Quick, and Confident
- Chapter 31: Look What the Cat Puked Up
- Chapter 32: Just a Spoonful of Sugar
- Chapter 33: A Leopard Can Change Its Spots
- Chapter 34: Short-Circuit Scientist
- Chapter 35: Mad Faith in Einstein
- Chapter 36: Say It Isn’t Soy
- Chapter 37: Over the Moon
- Chapter 38: After Einstein, of Course
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright