Fashion Figures

This book provides preteen and early-teen girls an inside perspective on what it’s like when you love math and science and happen to be a girl. It highlights the societal and internal pressures girls often face when they excel in these subjects, and it shows strategies for overcoming barriers to being themselves and doing what they love while still fitting in socially.

Missy Maker is a middle school girl who loves math and fashion. She sees math in everything she does. She tries to hide this from her friends, because she thinks it’s too geeky. Missy hears that the school math club needs more members, but she’s worried about what her friends will think if she joins, and she’s already committed to joining the fashion club.

After an epic internal struggle and with the support of her peers and her quirky, loving family, Missy finds that she can be both a Mathlete and a Fashionista. Missy figures out how to bring the two clubs together to help both groups win. In the process, she discovers that she can openly excel in math and science and still be popular with her peers. She also learns how her math and science skills can help her artistic endeavors.

What You Will Learn

• Girls can have a passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects and still be cool

• Girls can be great at math

• Math skills are important in non-STEM centered subject areas like fashion and art

• Math can be fun

Who This Book Is For

Preteen and early-teen girls (9-14 years old)