一部節奏明快、幽默詼諧的少年小說，在機智的對話與高潮迭起的冒險中，充滿有趣的知識，傳遞女孩也可以熱心科學的重要訊息！

瑪蒂達最喜歡的科目是科學，最大的夢想就是以後要向偶像居禮夫人、達文西、愛迪生看齊，成為同樣傑出有貢獻的世界發明家。然而，瑪蒂達全心準備的學校科學競賽卻落敗了，心裡格外沮喪，尤其原因竟然是，評審老師不相信她的參賽作品是自己的構想，因為她是女生。

瑪蒂達向祖母裘絲訴苦，因此意外得知裘絲過去是一名科學家，而且是曾經發現新星球的天文物理學家。無獨有偶，裘絲的能力也遭受忽視，當年她的老闆史邁克教授將她的研究發現竊為己有，今年正要領取諾貝爾獎。

忿忿不平的瑪蒂達開始醞釀一個大計畫，她們要突襲諾貝爾獎頒獎典禮，當場向所有人揭發真相！於是她們必須克服重重阻礙，得跟時間賽跑，說服瑪蒂達嚴格的爸媽，經過巴黎、漢堡到斯德哥爾摩途中，意想不到的爆笑狀況百出，遇上知名電影明星、馬戲團、被通緝的鑽石大盜……

《瑪蒂達效應》是一部節奏明快、幽默詼諧的少年小說，在機智的對話與高潮迭起的冒險中，更充滿有趣的知識，傳遞女孩也可以熱心科學的重要訊息。事實上，書名「瑪蒂達效應」（Matilda Effect）是確實存在的詞彙，形容女性在科學領域的貢獻普遍受到忽視的現象。作者的文句熱情洋溢，讀後令人備受鼓舞。書中亦包括瑪蒂達對偶像們的介紹，是對世界重要發明家與科學家簡易而有趣的入門清單。

 

Ellie Irving was born in Bristol, but raised in a hamlet on the outskirts of Southend-on-Sea by a family of avid readers. So avid, in fact, her mum enrolled her in the local library before she'd even emerged from the womb, which was awkward for all concerned. Ellie's passion for writing stories flourished aged seven, when her parents bought her a Petite Super International typewriter for Christmas, and there was no stopping her. After studying for a Broadcasting Degree at the University of Leeds, Ellie realised there were too few home makeover shows in the world, and worked on a number of DIY and Garden programmes for UK Style. She then returned to studying and completed an MA in Screenwriting in 2008.
She lives in London.