Truly brilliant, analytical, and logical, seventh grader Emma-Jean finds her classmate's tween-teen drama irrational and messy. Considered extremely eccentric and strange by her classmates, (something she takes as a compliment), Emma-Jean distances herself, analyzing her illogical peers from afar.
Then one day, Emma-Jean stumbles upon the sobbing Colleen in the girl's washroom. Colleen needs advice for dealing with the school's main
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mean girl. Emma-Jean could just walk away from the problem, but she decides to draw on the philosophy of Jules Henri Poincare, a French mathematician who believed that the most complex problems can be solved through creative thinking. Emma-Jean’s father, who died two years ago, idolized Poincare.
A bit of desktop forgery solves the problem, and Emma-Jean is pleased with the success of her plan. She also likes the feeling of belonging. So
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