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Sara asked this question about Hidden Figures:

Is there anything inappropriate for young readers in this book? My young DD is passionate about mathematics and is dying to read this book, and prefers to read the original versus the young readers version. She reads at a high school level. Thank you!

Devora There is a Young Readers version. The adult version has a lot of technical jargon. I love science, too, and am highly educated in my field (not math o…moreThere is a Young Readers version. The adult version has a lot of technical jargon. I love science, too, and am highly educated in my field (not math or science) and some of the mathematical concepts were a stretch for me. She might enjoy the Young Readers version more, at least until she takes Calculus!(less)

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Sara Thank you, this is helpful! She's currently reading The Emperor of all Maladies and enjoying that, and really wants to read the adult version. She wil ...more
Dec 16, 2016 10:07PM

Bunny McFoo I could not disagree with this comment more if you paid me. The highest level of science I took was biology and the highest level of math was geometry ...more
Jan 16, 2017 07:18AM

Kairia I don't think any math courses need to be taken at all to understand this book. I don't remember any math equations from my high school classes and I ...more
Jun 18, 2017 06:14PM

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