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The Absolute Value of Mike

The Absolute Value of Mike. Slideshow By: Robert May. Mike. Mike is a 14 year old boy that suffers from a math learning disability called dyscalculia. He knows how to make an antennae out of Pringles® cans, but moderately camera shy. Professor Frost.

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The Absolute Value of Mike

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  1. The Absolute Value of Mike Slideshow By: Robert May

  2. Mike • Mike is a 14 year old boy that suffers from a math learning disability called dyscalculia. He knows how to make an antennae out of Pringles® cans, but moderately camera shy.

  3. Professor Frost • Professor Frost is a fat math genius that is addicted to Snickers® and always forgets anything that does not have to do with math. He tries to interest Mike in math, but little does he know that Mike wants nothing to do with math.

  4. Moo • Moo is Mike’s great aunt. She loves her car, a Ford Taurus named Tyrone, as much as she loves Poppy. She names things weird such as Felix the cat clock, Tyrone the car, and a huge purse named Junior. She says Tyrone has a mind of its own. She’s about as blind as a bat, but has a great sense of humor. She vacuums when she is about to cry, so nobody hears her. As you can see, she’s a little… well, off.

  5. Poppy • You can describe poppy as a lump, classified as a huge turnip. He just sits there staring at a blank TV. If he wants something, he throws duck slippers and taps Felix with a yard stick.

  6. Past • Past is a homeless guy with great looks, a great education, and a natural born leader. He has a shopping cart filled with all natural, organic food and drinks. He is a health junkie. The saying “don’t judge a book by its cover” goes really well with this character. I mean, how would you like to go up to a guy living in a telephone booth and ask, “can you tell me how to run a fundraiser?”

  7. Karen • Karen is the women who wants to adopt Misha. She has a heart shaped face, but doesn’t talk about it. Karen is also a priestess and a teacher. She usually runs Do Over Day, but Mike has to because she has a sick relative.

  8. Misha • Misha is the boy Karen wants to adopt. He is smart, polite, and caring. His parents could not take care of him. The whole project is based around him.

  9. Overview

  10. Other books/Author • The author is Kathryn Erskine. She gets the most praise for Mockingbird. Below are some quotes about Mockingbird. • “Powerful imagery” • -Publishers Weekly, starred review • “Strong and complex” • -The Horn Book

  11. Wordle!!! • http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/4287068/The_Absolute_Value_of_Mike

  12. The End

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