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    Girl Powered

    Author Stacy McAnulty
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    $20.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
    On sale Feb 02, 2027 | 336 Pages | 9798217027620
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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Girl comes a feisty, feminist story that will inspire readers to grab life by the handlebars and pedal past every outdated expectation.

    Samantha Scalera may only be in seventh grade, but she feels like her entire life has already been decided for her. Her best friend Chelsea is counting on her to try out for cheerleading (like they do every year). Her step-mom expects her to help make dinner every night—even though her step-brother gets out of every chore. Samantha can’t even decide her own nickname. Her step-brother is named Samuel, so he got first dibs on “Sam.”

    But then Sammy sees a poster for the MPR: The Man-Powered Racers. The after-school engineering club spends every afternoon building a high-tech bicycle with the goal of racing it at a national competition at the end of the year. It’s all boys. All geeks. And all consuming. And yet, Sammy can’t help but wonder if this might be an activity all her own.

    If Sammy wants to take control of her own life, first, she'll have to redesign it and prove that not only can she hang with the boys, but she can also be a force unlike any they’ve seen before.
    © 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.

    Samantha Scalera may only be in seventh grade, but she feels like her entire life has already been decided for her. Her best friend Chelsea is counting on her to try out for cheerleading (like they do every year). Her step-mom expects her to help make dinner every night—even though her step-brother gets out of every chore. Samantha can’t even decide her own nickname. Her step-brother is named Samuel, so he got first dibs on “Sam.”

    But then Sammy sees a poster for the MPR: The Man-Powered Racers. The after-school engineering club spends every afternoon building a high-tech bicycle with the goal of racing it at a national competition at the end of the year. It’s all boys. All geeks. And all consuming. And yet, Sammy can’t help but wonder if this might be an activity all her own.

    If Sammy wants to take control of her own life, first, she'll have to redesign it and prove that not only can she hang with the boys, but she can also be a force unlike any they’ve seen before.

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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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