How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders

But, being a voracious reader as a kid gave me a love for words (and working with middle-schoolers gave me a sense of humor). I never started out planning to be a writer-I was a middle school math teacher for a couple years. We have Spring, Early Summer, Mid-Summer, and Late Summer rounds out the year and finishes us off (figuratively and sometimes literally). Despite popular belief, Floridians do experience four seasons. I was born in Dallas, Texas and lived all over before settling down in Florida with my husband, David, and our three kids.

Plus she’s prone to disaster and poor decisions so it’s quite easy to put yourself in her place yet still laugh at the pickles she gets herself into. It’s appropriate for readers of all ages and will be a book even reluctant readers will love.Ĭhloe is a great character. But Chloe quickly discovers there’s only one area at which she excels she manages to get more demerits than anyone else in camp…Īdorable! How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer is a hilarious middle grade novel. She might even learn some skills that will help her make money for the new bike she’s been eyeing. It’s not ideal, but she’s going to try to make the best of it. She tried to tell her parents, but they just had to go on vacation to Alaska and ship her off for two weeks. Victoria a.k.a The Diva (an evil cabin mate obsessed with French beauty products and my humiliation)Ĭhloe McCorkle knew a summer camp where you had to learn a career was a bad idea. King Arthur (a rampaging goat intent on my destruction)ģ. What fraction of the cow is blue? Answer: What fraction of the cow is white? Answer: With the math problem featured as part of the artwork, students get an immediate sense of how to apply and understand the concept of fractions.Top Three Reasons Camp Minnehaha is The WorstĢ. One whole cow what should we do? I know! Let’s paint one half blue!Prompted by a poem and a visual clue, students are asked to answer what fraction is illustrated in the cow s antics, starting with halves and progressing into thirds, fourths, eighths, and tenths.

One whole cow, calmly eating hay, decided to act differently on this particular day.

Learning about fractions isn t always easy, but who says it can t be fun? Using one very entertaining cow, math teacher Taryn Souders has devised a very clever and fun way of explaining fractions to beginning learners.

How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders