Remember Danica McKellar, the young lady better known to millions of fans of the show The Wonder Years as the oh-so sweet Winnie Cooper? Remember how she grew up to be an accomplished mathematician and even has a mathematical physics theorem named after her (The Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem)? She also, you might recall, wrote a book for middle school students called Math Doesn't Suck.

Well, now she's gone and done it again. McKellar's latest book is called Kiss My Math and covers the subject of pre-algebra with her signature sass and irreverence. The new book, aimed at girls in grades seven through nine, includes time-saving tips and tricks, real-world examples of interest to teens, and even true stories from McKellar's life as a math student and actress.

McKellar's books challenge the notion that math is a guy's world and prove that you can be smart and gorgeous at the same time, something that girls desperately need to hear. I just hope my niece doesn't read ParentDish, because, if she does, she now knows what she's getting for her birthday.