This book emphasizes the external and internal challenges preteen and early-teen girls have when they excel in these topics and offers techniques for managing these pressures so that they can be true to themselves, pursue their passions, and still fit in with their peers.
Middle-grade student Missy Maker enjoys both math and fashion. She considers math to be a part of everything. Because she considers it to be too nerdy, she attempts to keep this from her pals. Missy learns that the math club at school wants more members, but she already plans to join the fashion club and is concerned about what her friends will think if she joins.
After a protracted internal battle, Missy discovers that she can be both a Mathlete and a Fashionista with the help of her friends and her eccentric, supportive family. Missy devises a strategy to unite the two clubs and aid their mutual success. She learns along the way that it's possible to be a math and science prodigy who is also well-liked by her peers. She also discovers how her knowledge of science and arithmetic may benefit her artistic attempts.
- 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
