Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail (0452289491)

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Editorial Review:

The runaway national bestseller, now in paperback

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Demographics not wide enough:

There are so many people who need help with math but Math Doesn't Suck is geared toward only one group, girls - or more specifically, girly-girls of a certain age. The target of this book is for girls age 12-16 who are 'into' jewelry, make-up and dating.
So what about boys, how can it help them? And what about girls who aren't into make-up, jewelry and and don't want to date until they are more mature? Or were raised with a different set of values than the book's intention? They wouldn't be able to... more info

A different twist on solving math problems with confidence:

This book is presented in such a way that teenage girls can relate to math--especially if they are apprehensive with math to begin with. I can see this as being a great tool for the next couple of school years or so for my soon to be teenager.

Over hyped:

We were very excited to hear about this and its companion book (Kiss My Math) for our middle school girls, the older of whom had some grade problems with her pre algebra class towards the end of the recent school year, and her year-younger sister who had had a very successful year, including math.
Each strongly disliked both books.
The rising eighth grader said they were more interesting to read and easier to understand than her text book, but did not find it very helpful.
The rising seventh... more info

Math Doesn't Suck:

I bought this for my 12 yr old grandson based on an interview with the author.
He said that it made math more fun and understandable.

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