T H E A D V E N T U R E S O F
Ruby Pi and the
Math Girls
T H E A D V E N T U R E S O F
Ruby Pi and the
Geometry Girls
Young adult fiction featuring gambling, bandits, swordplay, probability and Bayes’ Theorem. An English teacher hopes to engage students with colorful STEM adventures.
In this outstanding collection, Tom addresses the chronic problem of our young women dropping out of STEM studies. His stories lend adventure to scientific thinking.
(Tanzeela Siddique, Math Instructor).
A collection of adventure stories featuring young heroines at turning points in history who use math to solve colossal problems.
Smart girls take on buried secrets, villains, tanks, mysteries, codes, and economics to save their people. “Stories, mystery and math go well together… a welcome addition.”
(Jeannine Atkins, author of “Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math”).
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Astronaut Sally Ride called the “persistent gender gap in STEM fields a national crisis that will be deeply detrimental to America’s global competitiveness.”
“Children ages 10 to 12, especially girls, are the most susceptible to being ‘pushed off the track’ of pursuing science by negative stereotypes.”