My sister sent me this picture she found on the internet. It was perfect for my book and so I contacted the bookseller to tell them about Ian’s Magic. I’ll probably never hear from them, but it was fun. And so is the book.

From a very young age, Ian knew math could be magical and he used it to his advantage. What if you could use your math skills to perform feats of magic, like save your mom from being hit by a school bus, or change the color of your brother’s hair, or keep your classmates from having to attend school seven-days-a-week. Math would always be magical to Ian, but not everyone liked it as much as he did.

Ian Conner learned in the first grade he could perform magic using math. And this year, the prize for the annual math contest is $500! Ian really wants to win, but he knows classmate Thomas Martin will be stiff competition. Thomas wins every year. And this year he has a college tutor helping him prep for the contest!

Ian decides to study accelerated math, hoping it will help him win. But when the day of the competition arrives Ian must make a difficult choice – hope his studying helps him win fair and square – or cheat using his “math magic” to win the contest.

Was it cheating to use magic to win the math contest?

Check out Ian’s Magic available on Amazon Ian’s Magic: Chambers, Peggy, Jones, Marla: 9781735830612: Amazon.com: Books. Your little mathematical wizards will love it.

What are you reading/writing/learning this week?