--- product_id: 167090000 title: "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" price: "¥2784" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/167090000-the-miscalculations-of-lightning-girl store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl **Price:** ¥2784 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl - **How much does it cost?** ¥2784 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/167090000-the-miscalculations-of-lightning-girl) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl : McAnulty, Stacy: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: Calculating A Good Story - The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty published in 2018. This middle grade novel is about Lucy, a 12 year old girl who, when struck by lightning, develops an incredible ability in mathematics. After a period of home schooling, her grandmother/guardian decides that attending a regular school will help Lucy develop social skills. I don’t think The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is a good middle grade novel, I think it’s a good novel, which just happens to have children as its characters. The categorisation of novel by age group started developing in earnest in the 1960s, so that today there’s a feeling that people have to read novels featuring characters who are like themselves. That’s alright, except for the fact that novels are also useful in finding out about people who are not like themselves. I am not a 12 year old girl with social anxiety and incredible abilities in maths. I am a man in his fifties who has never felt much of an affinity with maths - but that doesn’t mean I can’t find The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl interesting. One of the things that Lucy learns during her time at school is that although she might feel like the only freak in the world, other people have their own concerns and are not really taking much notice of you. That’s what books can provide - an insight into things other than ourselves. So maths - I have enough ability to muddle along, but have never been something very comfortable with. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl was an education for me, a window into the world of maths. I was good at English at school, a subject which I believed was an altogether vaguer affair. But what did I know. Lucy loves the constant known as pi - a number which you get in dividing a circle’s circumference by its diameter. This simple calculation comes out as a number that goes on forever, beginning 3.14159…. with as many numbers after that as you want. Pi is constant, applying to any circle of any size. But you can never say precisely what pi is, because you can never get to the end of it. There is something fundamentally dependable about Lucy’s favourite bit of maths, something that always remains the same. But there is also an unknowable quality about it. I imagined there was a big difference between the precise world of maths and the uncertainties of life which people write about in stories. That, however is not really true. Maths and more artistic pursuits are not so far apart after all. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is a good novel for school children. It will teach them about maths and show how it can be used to solve real world problems that will mean something to them - like boosting the chances of adoption of dogs at a dog shelter. There are also a few lessons about dealing with difficult social situations. Beyond that, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is, as I say, a good novel. It says something about life that is relevant generally. Review: Great! - AMAZING. I am a ten year old girl who loves reading and I found this book very enjoying to read. It is also quite a long book and there is lots to read. I cried when they got to the animal control but apart from that the book was great. I reccomend buying a sample of the book before you buy he full book though because it is the type of pook that some people would find extremely boring and for other people it would be great. Part two wanted!!!!! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 341,012 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 264 in Children's Fiction on Sexuality 1,716 in Fiction About Friendship for Children 1,737 in Children's Books on Friendship | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,680) | | Dimensions | 13 x 1.8 x 19.4 cm | | Edition | Illustrated | | Grade level | 3 - 7 | | ISBN-10 | 1524767603 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1524767600 | | Item weight | 210 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 320 pages | | Publication date | 2 April 2019 | | Publisher | Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books) | | Reading age | 10 - 13 years, from customers | ## Images ![The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81U8s8SaESL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Calculating A Good Story *by M***S on 4 July 2021* The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty published in 2018. This middle grade novel is about Lucy, a 12 year old girl who, when struck by lightning, develops an incredible ability in mathematics. After a period of home schooling, her grandmother/guardian decides that attending a regular school will help Lucy develop social skills. I don’t think The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is a good middle grade novel, I think it’s a good novel, which just happens to have children as its characters. The categorisation of novel by age group started developing in earnest in the 1960s, so that today there’s a feeling that people have to read novels featuring characters who are like themselves. That’s alright, except for the fact that novels are also useful in finding out about people who are not like themselves. I am not a 12 year old girl with social anxiety and incredible abilities in maths. I am a man in his fifties who has never felt much of an affinity with maths - but that doesn’t mean I can’t find The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl interesting. One of the things that Lucy learns during her time at school is that although she might feel like the only freak in the world, other people have their own concerns and are not really taking much notice of you. That’s what books can provide - an insight into things other than ourselves. So maths - I have enough ability to muddle along, but have never been something very comfortable with. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl was an education for me, a window into the world of maths. I was good at English at school, a subject which I believed was an altogether vaguer affair. But what did I know. Lucy loves the constant known as pi - a number which you get in dividing a circle’s circumference by its diameter. This simple calculation comes out as a number that goes on forever, beginning 3.14159…. with as many numbers after that as you want. Pi is constant, applying to any circle of any size. But you can never say precisely what pi is, because you can never get to the end of it. There is something fundamentally dependable about Lucy’s favourite bit of maths, something that always remains the same. But there is also an unknowable quality about it. I imagined there was a big difference between the precise world of maths and the uncertainties of life which people write about in stories. That, however is not really true. Maths and more artistic pursuits are not so far apart after all. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is a good novel for school children. It will teach them about maths and show how it can be used to solve real world problems that will mean something to them - like boosting the chances of adoption of dogs at a dog shelter. There are also a few lessons about dealing with difficult social situations. Beyond that, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is, as I say, a good novel. It says something about life that is relevant generally. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great! *by A***R on 5 March 2021* AMAZING. I am a ten year old girl who loves reading and I found this book very enjoying to read. It is also quite a long book and there is lots to read. I cried when they got to the animal control but apart from that the book was great. I reccomend buying a sample of the book before you buy he full book though because it is the type of pook that some people would find extremely boring and for other people it would be great. Part two wanted!!!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 11 Year Old Daughter Engrossed *by J***E on 1 January 2023* I haven't read the book myself, but my 11 year old daughter got it for Christmas and was engrossed from day 1, reading it almost daily (finishing it on new years eve). Although an enthusiastic reader, she can be very selective when it comes to her books, either leaving them to gather dust after a couple of chapters or getting enthused. 'The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl' was definitely the latter and she has already requested the other books by the author. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/167090000-the-miscalculations-of-lightning-girl](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/167090000-the-miscalculations-of-lightning-girl) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-09-17*