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12 books with a reading profile close to Math Curse by Jon Scieszka. Practical and thought-provoking; an easy read.

1

Revolting rhymes

by Roald Dahl

entertainment, narrative

Roald Dahl reimagines six classic fairy tales through dark, comedic poetry.
2

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

by Bill Watterson

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

This collection compiles a decade of comic strips featuring the adventures of six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.
3

The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain

by Bill Bryson

entertainment, narrative

Twenty years after his first tour of Britain, Bill Bryson returns to traverse the island along a route he names the Bryson Line, stretching from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath.
4

The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury

by Bill Watterson

entertainment, narrative

This anthology collects the early installments of Bill Watterson’s comic strip, featuring a hyper-imaginative six-year-old boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.
5

Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

by Bill Bryson

entertainment, narrative

Bill Bryson retraces a backpacking trip he took across Europe decades earlier, beginning in the frozen outskirts of Hammerfest and ending in the chaotic streets of Istanbul.
6

Letters from Father Christmas

by J.R.R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien

entertainment, narrative

Every December between 1920 and 1943, J.R.R.
7

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

by Rick Riordan

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

In this illustrated compendium, Percy Jackson provides a firsthand account of the Greek creation myth and the origins of the Olympians.
8

Last Chance to See

by Douglas Adams

entertainment, narrative

Douglas Adams departs from fiction to document his global travels with zoologist Mark Carwardine, tracking species on the brink of extinction.
9

Sourdough

by Robin Sloan

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

Lois Clary is a software engineer in San Francisco who spends her days coding robotic arms.
10

Ford County

by John Grisham

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

John Grisham's only story collection gathers seven tales set in and around Clanton, Mississippi, the county seat of his first novel A Time to Kill.
11

Kick-Ass

by Mark Millar

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

Dave Lizewski is an unremarkable teenager who decides to become a real-life superhero despite having no special abilities, training, or budget.
12

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

by Ben Mezrich

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

Ben Mezrich chronicles the activities of the MIT Blackjack Team, a group of math-oriented students and alumni who used card counting and sophisticated team play to extract millions from Las Vegas casinos.

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