Tween Primes,
the MoMath book club for tweens and teens
Are you a budding mathematician between the ages of 10 and 17 who loves reading? Would you like to make new friends your age who share your passion for mathematics and literature? Join us in person or online for Tween Primes, the MoMath book club for tweens and teens.
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Next up
A discussion of
Hands-On Combinatorics: Building Colorful Trains to Manifest Pascal’s Triangle, Fibonacci Numbers, and Much More
with author Brian Hopkins
Hosted by Dr. Arthur Benjamin
Sunday, October 12
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
(in person+drop-off)
Join host and MoMath’s 2025–2026 Visiting Professor for Public Outreach Dr. Arthur Benjamin for a book club discussion of Hands-On Combinatorics: Building Colorful Trains to Manifest Pascal’s Triangle, Fibonacci Numbers, and Much More with author Brian Hopkins.
This book provides an active-learning approach to combinatorial reasoning and proof through a thoughtful sequence of low threshold, high ceiling activities. A novel feature is its narrative format, with much of the text written from the perspective of a student working through the material with peers. Furthermore, each chapter includes detailed notes for the instructor such as additional scaffolding, extensions, and notation for more advanced students. The exposition is complemented by over 300 colorful illustrations.

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November
A discussion of
Seven Games: A Human History
with author Oliver Roeder
Hosted by Dr. Arthur Benjamin
Sunday, November 9
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
(in person+drop-off)
Join host and MoMath’s 2025–2026 Visiting Professor for Public Outreach Dr. Arthur Benjamin for a book club discussion of Seven Games: A Human History with author Oliver Roeder.
Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable.
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December
A discussion of
Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics
by Bonnie Averbach and Orin Chein
Hosted by Dr. Arthur Benjamin
Sunday, December 7
5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
(in person+drop-off)
Join host and MoMath’s 2025–2026 Visiting Professor for Public Outreach Dr. Arthur Benjamin for a book club discussion of Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics by Bonnie Averbach and Orin Chein.
Historically, many of the most important mathematical concepts arose from problems that were recreational in origin. This book takes advantage of that fact, using recreational mathematics — problems, puzzles and games — to teach students how to think critically. Encouraging active participation rather than just observation, the book focuses less on mathematical results than on how these results can be applied to thinking about problems and solving them.
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Check out Volumes, MoMath’s monthly reading group designed especially for those interested in mathematics and science and how they affect our lives at momath.org/volumes!
Looking for great book picks that combine storytelling with math and science, selected just for curious young minds? Explore past selections from Tween Primes, the MoMath book club for tweens and teens!