Dragonfly girl

"Things aren't going well for Kira. At home, she cares for her mother and fends off debt collectors. At school, she's awkward and shy. Plus, she may flunk out of she doesn't stop obsessing about science, her passion and one thing she's good at ... very good at. Desperate to bring in money, she enters a prestigious science contest with a big cash prize. At the awards, Kira draws the attention of celebrated professor Dr. Gregory Munn (as well as his handsome assistant), eventually leading to a part-time job in a top secret laboratory. The job is mostly cleaning floors and equipment, but one night, while running her own experiment she revives a lab rat that had died in her care"--Jacket flap.