A math-phobic boy faces another dreaded evening of multiplication when a monster suddenly appears in his room and offers him a deal he cannot refuse.
After a quick signature on a contract, the boy's problems are solved, and his homework is ready to turn in the next day. At first, everything adds up perfectly. But when the boy's math knowledge is tested at school, his troubles begin to multiply. What did the fine print on that contract read?
"In paragraph seven of clause ninety-three, "If you don't learn anything, do not blame me!"
When the bill comes due, will our hero have the money—and the math skills—to subtract that wicked monster from his life once and for all?
About the Author
Vicky Alvear Shecter is the author of multiple books about mythology and the ancient world for children and young adults, including the Secrets of the Ancient Gods series (Anubis Speaks!, Hades Speaks!, and Thor Speaks!) as well as the biography Cleopatra Rules! She lives in Atlanta and is a docent at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Antiquities at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bill Mayer studied art at Ringling College of Art, and has won hundreds of national and international awards from Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, 3x3, American Illustration, Graphis and many other organizations. Bill recently finished a large collection of paintings for an illustrated edition of George Orwell's Animal Farm, which won a gold medal in Society of Illustrators 56 West. He lives in Decatur, Georgia. Visit thebillmayer.com.
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