In her New York Times bestselling books, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shatters the “math nerd*” stereotype and gives girls the tools to ace middle-school math in her unique, just-us-girls style.

    Now, in her second book, “Kiss My Math,” McKellar empowers a new crop of girls — seventh to ninth graders — to tackle the next level of mathematics: pre-algebra.

    Stepping up not only the math but the sass and style, McKellar helps math-phobic* teenagers moving up into high school chill out* and finally understand negative numbers, variables, absolute values, exponents*, and more.

    As she did so effectively in “Math Doesn’t Suck,” McKellar uses personality quizzes, reader polls, real-life testimonials, and stories from her own life in addition to clear instruction, helpful tips, and practice problems — revealing why pre-algebra is easier, more relevant, and more glamorous than girls think. McKellar is clearly reaching her audience: parents, teachers, and especially girls are asking for more.

    Best known for her roles on “The Wonder Years” and “The West Wing,” McKellar is also a mathematician and advocate for math education. A summa cum laude graduate* of UCLA with a degree in mathematics, she has been honored in Britain’s Journal of Physics and The New York Times for her work in mathematics, most notably for her role as co-author of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem, which bears her name (The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.) Her passion for promoting girls’ math education began in 2000, when she was invited to speak before U.S. Congress on the importance of women in math and science.

    The book is available at online bookstores like jd.com.(SD-Agencies)