<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Solution Squad is a team of math-based superheroes who solve problems with both brains AND super powers! Every page turned adds mathematical knowledge to the reader, even by accident! Even the names and powers of the characters reinforce knowledge!<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Finalist, Best in Middle Grade Books, 2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards<br /> <br /> When a group of six math-themed teen superheroes takes flight in their amazing Coordinate Plane on a new mission, pure adventure awaits! Using their incredible wits and special powers to solve deadly puzzles and defeat their enemies, Jim McClain's Solution Squad helps you learn math without even trying! From the temperature-changing hothead Absolutia to the newest member of the team, Radical, each member of the Squad teaches you and reminds you of math concepts with every use of their powers and mention of their names!<br /> <br /> Facing villains like The Poser, The Reverse-Engineer, and the Confectioneer, whose powers come from chemicals based on candy, the Solution Squad never fails to deliver excitement and heartfelt emotion as they work together to solve problems. This 144-page graphic novel was created, written and designed by award-winning middle school math teacher Jim McClain, recipient of the 2014 Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship and 2018 Pop Culture Educator of the Year, Middle Level.<br /> <br /> The book features illustration by Rose McClain (Scoundrels), Serena Guerra (Mice Templar), Paul E. Schultz (Poe & the Mysteriads), Jessica Lynn (Bones), and Christopher Jones (Young Justice). Also contributing to the artwork are Eisner winners George Pérez, Gene Ha, and Janet K. Lee, as well as Inkwell Award winner Josef Rubinstein, and X-Men Evolution character designer Steven E. Gordon.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"I strongly believe in using comics for STEM/STEAM in schools and public libraries, and this is an outstanding example of an educational comic done right."--<em>Kat Kan, VOYA Magazine, starred review, December 2017</em></p><p>"Math-themed superheroes from Jim McClain! A prime number lesson wrapped in superpowers, creativity, and fun!" --<em>Gene Luen Yang, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature</em><br /> <br /> "I wish I had Solution Squad when I was learning math. My teachers didn't use nearly enough sound effects."--<br /> <em>Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales</em></p><p>"The heroes are living embodiments of various mathematical concepts, which makes learning the concepts they encounter fun and accessible to kids."<br /> <em>Hannah Jorgensen, Pop Culture Classroom</em></p><p>"One of the best examples I've ever seen of using the comics medium to teach mathematics."--<em>Josh Elder, President and CEO of Reading With Pictures</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>"My students love learning about math through Solution Squad. What a great way to engage students!"</p><p><em>Bruce Nelson, CEO and founder at my geek odyssey and Educator at Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, indiana</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br>