Mind Games
By Jeanne Marie Grunwell
(Sandpiper, Paperback, 9780618689477, 144pp.)
Publication Date: May 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover
Categories: School & Education
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Six Clearview Middle School seventh-graders are $500 richer after buying a Maryland State Lottery ticket this week in order to test a scientific hypothesis.
Benjamin Lloyd, 12, whose father purchased the winning ticket, declined to discuss details of the students’ experiment, citing concerns of competition in the March 13 state science fair. . . . Mr. Ennis was as tight-lipped as his students regarding the nature of their experiment. “They plan to go public at the science fair. And that’s about all I can say. But,” he said, grinning, “I do predict a win.”
Thus reads an article in the Waverly Times, which is Exhibit Ain the Mad Science Club’s report to prove the existence of ESP. As told through the individual voices of a diverse cast of characters, Mind Games crackles with personality. Discoveries from the paranormal to the personal abound in this insightful exploration of friendship, science, ESP—and the lottery.
Jeanne Marie Grunwell has fond memories of her eighth-grade science fair project on ESP. She currently lives in Maryland with her husband, daughter, and two black cats.
"A fun read, and a great choice for middle school students." KLIATT
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