Three Mathical authors shared their insights with K-5 educators at the second annual joint conference of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in Chicago, June 16-18, 2025.
Kerry Aradhya, author of Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube, and Christine Liu-Perkins, author of The Quest for a Tangram Dragon, participated in a panel, “Finding new books with the Mathical Book Prize,” moderated by Mathical Selection Committee member and NCTM president Latrenda Knighten. More than 50 people attended the session, which was enthusiastically received by educators.
Irene Latham, author of Nine: A Book of Nonet Poems, was a keynote speaker at the conference.
In addition, more than 120 attendees participated in two Build Your Stack sessions where the Mathical Book List was featured.
We are grateful to the Mathical authors and NCTE and NCTM representatives who made these events possible.
Above: Mathical authors and panelists Christine Liu-Perkins and Kerry Aradhya. Top of page (right): Conference attendees explore titles in the Build Your Stack reading room. Photos by Marvin Young for NCTE. Top of page (left): Latrenda Knighten with Mathical author panelists – Photo by Laura Purdie Salas.