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Mathematics

The following list contains source books about Mathematics. The books range in age from Preschool level (age 1-3) to grade 8 (age 14). Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title or may readily be acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.

Fiction Mathematics Nonfiction
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6th Grade - 8th Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
A Beginner's Guide to Mathematical Logic
By: Raymond M. Smullyan
Non-fiction
Purchase on Amazon
A Beautiful Mind : A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
By: Sylvia Nasar
Non-fiction
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Algebra Survival Guide: A Conversational Handbook for the Thoroughly Befuddled
By: Josh Rappaport
Non-fiction
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How to Be a Math Genius: Your Brilliant Brain and How to Train It
By: Mike Goldsmith
Non-fiction
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In Code: A Mathematical Journey
By: David Flannery
Non-fiction
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Math Adventures with Python: An Illustrated Guide to Exploring Math with Code
By: Peter Farrell
Non-fiction
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Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians
By: Luetta Reimer
Non-fiction
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Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers
By: Jan Gullberg
Non-fiction
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Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning
By: A. D. Aleksandrov
Fiction
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Math Girls
By: Hiroshi Yuki
Fiction
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Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality
By: Ben Orlin
Non-fiction
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Measurement
By: Paul Lockhart
Non-fiction
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Mental Math: Tricks To Become A Human Calculator
By: Abhishek V R
Non-fiction
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The Art of Mathematics: Coffee Time in Memphis
By: Béla Bollobás
Non-fiction
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The Calculus Story: A Mathematical Adventure
By: David Acheson
Non-fiction
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The Joy Of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
By: Steven Strogatz
Non-fiction
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The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics
By: Clifford A. Pickover
Non-fiction
Purchase on Amazon