There’s a lot to unpack in The Science of Being Angry: But sometimes she loses her temper and lashes out, like the time she threw a soccer ball - hard - at a boy in gym class and bruised his collarbone. Or when jealousy made her push her (former) best friend (and crush), Layla, a little bit too roughly.Īfter a meltdown at Joey’s apartment building leads to her family’s eviction, Joey is desperate to figure out why she’s so mad. A new unit in science class makes her wonder if the reason is genetics. Does she lose control because of something she inherited from the donor her mothers chose? -Synopsis provided by Algonquin Young Readers She has two loving moms, a supportive older half brother, and, as a triplet, she’s never without company.
Does she lose control because of the donor her mothers chose? The Science of Being Angry is a heartwarming story about what makes a family and what makes us who we are.THE SCIENCE OF BEING ANGRY, by Nicole Melleby, Algonquin Young Readers, May 10, 2022, Hardcover, $16.95 (ages 9-12)Ī tween sets out to discover why she acts the way she does in Nicole Melleby’s The Science of Being Angry.Įleven-year-old Joey is angry. A new unit on genetics in her science class makes Joey wonder if maybe the reason is genetic. After an incident at Joey's apartment building leads to her family's eviction, Joey is desperate to figure out why she is so angry. Or the time jealousy made her push her (former) best friend (and crush), Layla, a little bit too hard. But sometimes she loses her temper and lashes out, like that time she threw a soccer ball-hard-at a boy in gym class and bruised his collarbone. She has two loving moms, a supportive older half brother, and, as a triplet, she's never without company.
From the acclaimed author of Hurricane Season, an unforgettable story about what makes a family, for fans of Hazel's Theory of Evolution and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World.
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