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Hello everyone!

After years of acting on television, I admit, somehow being an author now has given me a new kind of thrill that I'd never previously imagined. I knew it as soon as my box of books arrived. The big brown box arrived on my doorstep, weathered from shipping and stamped with an unceremonious white label:

Butterflies! Was that like, "McKellar," as in, "me"??

Well, this is very exciting for me, being my first book. And how wonderful to be able to write about something that has been a passion for so long: encouraging girls in math!

Let's face it; math can be very scary, especially to a middle-school kid. When I was in middle school, I would often come home and cry because I was too afraid to approach my math homework. I was terrified of even trying, because I hated feeling like a failure. Through the help of a few wonderful and patient teachers (and one in particular, Mrs. Jacobson, whom I mention in the book), I was able to overcome my fears and even discover a true love of math.