
#3: Add in romantic stuff wherever possible.īut when her dad walks out, Violet realizes that the odds do not look good.

#2: Multiply Dad's funny stories by a factor of three. #1: Adjust the ratio of Mom's nagging to her compliments. Still, Violet knows her parents could solve their problems if they just applied simple math. And she loves her parents, even though her mom never stops nagging and her dad can be unreliable.

Twelve-year-old Violet has two great loves in her math and pie. There's no golden ratio for a family, despite what number-crunching Violet might think.
