Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.

In order to have fun at a game of tug-of-war, forest animals balance the teams by using a see-saw. Includes nonfiction math notes for meanings of equal.

A little girl nicknamed Bug for her love of insects must try to spend less time drawing bugs and more time working on her math skills, but finds she may be able to do both at the same time.

After Melody becomes convinced that Eddie's new math tutor is really a sea serpent, Melody, Eddie, Liza, and Howie set out to discover the truth.

Henri has attended a special school for her learning disability, dyscalculia, but when she is mainstreamed, she finds herself struggling to balance other parts of her life, and not just in math class--a family feud, drama on the soccer team, and a passion for poetry.