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    Girl Powered

    Author Stacy McAnulty
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    RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
    On sale Feb 02, 2027 | 336 Pages | 9798217027606
    Grades 3-7
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    Tension shifts into high gear when a seventh grade girl joins the (previously) all-boys engineering club at school. From the award-winning author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes a feisty, feminist story that will inspire readers to grab life by the handlebars and pedal past every outdated expectation.

    Ten boys. One bike. No girls allowed—until now.

    Samantha Scalera is smart enough to know that seventh grade would be easier if she went along with everyone else’s expectations. Like her best friend who expects her to try out for cheerleading. But lately, Sam finds she’d rather spend her time taking things apart to see how they work than literally bending over backward to cheer for the boys’ basketball team. So when Sam’s math teacher suggests that she join the man-powered racer (MPR) team—an after-school engineering club that builds and races a custom bike—Sam is suddenly willing to disassemble her predictable life.

    Unfortunately, the previously all-boys MPR team is less than excited to welcome a girl. One cocaptain is determined to force Sam out, the other guys ignore her ideas almost entirely, even her family questions why Sam would join a club where she’s not wanted. Can Sam put this team back together? If the MPR club has any chance of building a winning bike, the boys will need to learn they can’t do it without a little girl power.
    © Grant Blair
    Stacy McAnulty is an award-winning, Indie-bestselling children’s book author, and former mechanical engineer, who dreams of someday being a dog therapist, a correspondent for The Daily Show, and an astronaut. She has written 40+ books (both fiction and nonfiction) for young readers, including middle-grade novels: Forever Twelve, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, and Millionaires for the Month, chapter book series, The Dino Files, and picture books, Excellent Ed, and Max Explains Everything. Most of her books feature STEM or an adorable dog—some include both. When not writing, Stacy can be found baking triple-chocolate cupcakes, listening to Taylor Swift, checking out the latest news from NASA, and eating triple-chocolate cupcakes. Originally from upstate NY, she now lives in Kernersville, NC with her 3 kids, 3 dogs, and 1 husband. Find her online at stacymcanulty.com. View titles by Stacy McAnulty

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    Tension shifts into high gear when a seventh grade girl joins the (previously) all-boys engineering club at school. From the award-winning author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes a feisty, feminist story that will inspire readers to grab life by the handlebars and pedal past every outdated expectation.

    Ten boys. One bike. No girls allowed—until now.

    Samantha Scalera is smart enough to know that seventh grade would be easier if she went along with everyone else’s expectations. Like her best friend who expects her to try out for cheerleading. But lately, Sam finds she’d rather spend her time taking things apart to see how they work than literally bending over backward to cheer for the boys’ basketball team. So when Sam’s math teacher suggests that she join the man-powered racer (MPR) team—an after-school engineering club that builds and races a custom bike—Sam is suddenly willing to disassemble her predictable life.

    Unfortunately, the previously all-boys MPR team is less than excited to welcome a girl. One cocaptain is determined to force Sam out, the other guys ignore her ideas almost entirely, even her family questions why Sam would join a club where she’s not wanted. Can Sam put this team back together? If the MPR club has any chance of building a winning bike, the boys will need to learn they can’t do it without a little girl power.

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    © Grant Blair
    Stacy McAnulty is an award-winning, Indie-bestselling children’s book author, and former mechanical engineer, who dreams of someday being a dog therapist, a correspondent for The Daily Show, and an astronaut. She has written 40+ books (both fiction and nonfiction) for young readers, including middle-grade novels: Forever Twelve, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, and Millionaires for the Month, chapter book series, The Dino Files, and picture books, Excellent Ed, and Max Explains Everything. Most of her books feature STEM or an adorable dog—some include both. When not writing, Stacy can be found baking triple-chocolate cupcakes, listening to Taylor Swift, checking out the latest news from NASA, and eating triple-chocolate cupcakes. Originally from upstate NY, she now lives in Kernersville, NC with her 3 kids, 3 dogs, and 1 husband. Find her online at stacymcanulty.com. View titles by Stacy McAnulty

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