Nobody understands why Angeline is so smart. She could read the first time she picked up a book, she can play the piano without ever having had a lesson, and she even knows what the weather is going to be. But being smart is causing Angeline nothing but trouble. The mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn't know what to do with an eight-year-old girl who seems to be a genius. Angeline doesn't want to be either a genius or a freak. She just wants the chance to be herself and be happy. But it's only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call "Goon" and the teacher they call "Mr. Bone" that Angeline gets that chance.

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 153 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Louis Sachar lives in Austin, Texas, where he writes his wonderful novels. Barbara Samuels is the author-illustrator of The Trucker and the popular Dolores books. She lives in New York City with her husband, her son, and their two cats.