The Beautiful Math of Coral

Coral Fernando and coral reefs have something in common-they are lost in the space in which they reside.Fresh to college and feeling like life has always been against her Coral leaves her Nigerian parents hoping to escape the thing she hates most . . . art. As she stumbles deeper into the world of STEM she meets Fernando who brings her into a whirlwind of unfamiliar experiences. Embracing a newfound place they learn that STEM has always been with them through lifes intangibles. Together they wrestle with their pasts as Coral struggles to be seen and belong. Ultimately Coral and Fernando discover they are just like the beautiful creatures in the sea-coral reefs.Written through the experiences of an author with insight into science mathematics engineering and art E. Ozies The Beautiful Math of Coral is a luminous coming-of-age novel moving through the love heartbreak and humorous banter of finding ones place in the world.