Samantha Hansen Has Rocks In Her Head

Big rock collector

Big mouth     

BIG problem! 

Ten-year-old Samantha Hansen loves science, especially rocks and minerals. She wants desperately to visit the Grand Canyon and see the “biggest chunk of sedimentary rock on the planet,” but first she’ll need to stop exploding like a loud volcano and find a way to control her temper. Will Sam learn to ignore with her bossy sister and get along with the playground bully, That Kid Richard? Will she discover why her family is more like a fraction instead of a whole? Will the lists that she makes help her unjumble her thoughts about the world around her? Filled with science facts, laugh-out-loud dialogue, school drama, and poignant family moments, Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head is sure to delight and inspire readers 8-12 years old.

Samantha Hansen Has Rocks In Her Head is a hilarious and touching story perfect for elementary school kids.

Below is the trailer from the 2008 edition. Although the cover has changed, and the content has been updated, this trailer still ROCKS!

“Sam is an engaging and realistically drawn protagonist. Sam’s love of science is refreshing, and Viau does a nice job of incorporating information about the Grand Canyon and the study of geology into the story line. Readers will easily relate to Sam as she tries to make sense of the world around her.” ~ School Library Journal

“Samantha’s fractions, her temper, her love of rocks, and her mother’s cakes all add up to create a sweet and funny read.”
~ Ingrid Law, author of Savvy, a Newbery Honor Book

“Sam shares many qualities with Junie B.—the obligatory spunk, a chattily ingenuous voice—but her passion for science distinguishes her from other franchise heroines.”
~ Kirkus Reviews

Samantha Hansen Has Rocks In Her Head

By Nancy Viau

Schiffer Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0764356926