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Figure It Out, Henri Weldon
by Tanita S. Davis
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
**Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins for an eARC of this audiobook in exchange for a review. All options are my own.**
This is a wonderful book about learning, understanding, and appreciating your strengths.
Henrietta Weldon has dyscalculia, a math learning disability that makes it difficult for her to comprehend number-related concepts and perform mathematical calculations. Though this is something that has come to define her within herself and her family, Henri is determined to make this new school year at a new school the best it can be.
Fighting with her lack of confidence mixed with the constant questioning from her family, Henri isn’t sure she will ever be “good” at math…
Henri’s story is full of determination, hard work, and the want to succeed. The path Henri takes isn’t smooth or straight, but that is what helps to make this story feel more realistic and relatable.
Figure it Out Henri Weldon is a story that, I feel, will resonate with middle-grade readers across the board, allowing them to be seen in the struggles of middle school with the workload, extracurriculars, family life, and new friends.
The one part I didn’t really buy fully into was the relationship between Henri and her sister Kat and the way in which it was perceived by their parents. It seemed that Kat was always allowed to talk down to and negatively at Henri without their parents really stepping in. And it’s not to say that they are not good parents because they seem to be attentive (surface level at the beginning of the story) to what Henri is trying to say, so it seemed odd that they would allow Kat to get away with talking to her sister in the ways in which she did.