Article: Karen Karbo: Minerva Clark Gets a Clue.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

Karen Karbo Minerva Clark Gets a Clue 228 pp. Bloomsbury 9/05 ISBN 1-58234-677-1 $16.95 g (Middle School)

The jolt of electricity seventh-grader Minerva Clark receives while playing lab rat for her brother's computer-generated art project rewires her brain. According to the puzzled neurologist who examines her after the accident, Minerva scores unusually low on both the TSSA and TPS--the Test of Serious Symptoms of Adolescence and the Think Poorly of Self test. "What I got out of what Dr. Lozano was saying was that I used to think I was a Freak Show Freak, but not anymore." No longer obsessing about her height or chest size or hair frees Minerva's mind for other ...

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