Math is universal, but it's also the least understood and most
undervalued subject taught in school. Two Trains Leave Paris: Number
Problems for Word People seeks to offer readers an opportunity to
experience math like never before. You must use the Pythagorean Theorem
to figure out how far apart two ex-lovers are when they simultaneously
realize that they cannot live without each other. You must use addition
(and logic) to explore the ridiculous (and patriarchal!) wage gap.
Throughout six math-themed chapters, readers will follow a series of
characters as they apply for jobs, fall in love, get abducted by aliens,
and experience many of life's other big and small moments, all of which
are dictated by--you guessed it--math! With the help of humor,
mathematical history, and how-to-solve sections, Two Trains Leave
Paris asks readers to help its characters find growth in the most
unexpected of places: word problems. And the answers are, of course, in
the back.