With the Lindsay Lohans and Paris Hiltons of this world grabbing the limelight with their antics, it's a wonder girls have any good role models these days.

Thankfully, there are people like Danica McKellar (at right, better known as Winnie from the '90s TV show The Wonder Years) who bring a positive message. "Being good at math is cool," she says in the latest Newsweek. "And not only that, it can help [girls] get what they want out of life."

McKellar is the author of a new book, Math Doesn't Suck, which resonates with the same message our faculty are trying to communicate through summer programs like It's a Girl Thing. The book, according to Newsweek, "contains syrupy dollops of just-between-us-girls encouragement, three miniprofiles of drop-dead-gorgeous mathematicians, as well as practical tips for avoiding sloppy mistakes on homework, overcoming test-day brain freeze and suggestions on what to do when algebra gets you down. (Hint: don't be afraid to sound dumb in class. Go ahead and ask.)" Not necessarily our type of book (then again, neither is the Harry Potter series), but if it gets more girls more interested in math, then we're all for it.