Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo

This is one of those books that I did not expect to read but I was bored enough that I would read anything (aka I was in English class and my teacher decided that her opinion is the most important thing in the universe so I read a book of her bookshelves in the back of the class instead of listening......more

I loved this! It's like a call to arms for the nerds. What I most appreciate is that being smart and studying hard is positive in this book. I enjoyed this when I was still in school and years later I still enjoy it. It's extremely creative and dorky and I simply adore it. I think the age I read it w......more

This story is told in short chapters from the perspective of each of the three characters, Elias, Honoria, Shohei. The three attend the Preshtigo School in Chicago. They have been best friends for nearly as long as they can remember but now some cracks are showing in their friendships. Honoria likes......more

Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo is a very unique book. There are three main characters: Elias, Shohei, and Honoria. They are best friends and go to a very strict school. Elias is a young boy who's dad has a PhD in physics and music and his mom is an expert in music. Shohei is more of a laid back type......more