Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss

A friend had lent me this book, Kiss My Math:  Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss, a long time ago... I sat down and finally perused it today.  There are so many positive reasons to buy this book:  Danica McKellar (Winnie on The Wonder Years) is the author, she has a math degree, AND she tells it like it is!

I loved the character of Winnie on The Wonder Years.  She was nerdy, smart and the kind of kid I thought I was.  It seems to me Danica is similar in a lot of ways to her character.  Not so much nerdy, but she's definitely smart.  The way her book is written is very reflective of how I teach and interact with students.  I truly love her message to young ladies:  IT'S OKAY TO BE SMART AND SHOW IT!

Integrated within the awesome math advice is even more awesome life advice:  how to talk to teachers, managing stress, choosing friends wisely.  This book is so much more than a math aid... it's a life aid.  This is a book I will not only be recommending to my students, but also insisting my daughter reads it.  Well, when she can read, and is in Algebra!