Math
Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
by Danica McKellar
You may think Danica McKellar is a great actress, but did you know she is also a brilliant mathematician?  Of course you're an EngineerGirl so you already know math doesn't suck but your friends might be enlightened by taking one of the "Math Personality Quizzes", and her step-by-step instructions might help you sort out some of those math problems you've been wondering about.  Check it out!  Published by Hudson Street Press in August, 2007.

Sports Engineering
High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering. 
by Celeste Baine
This book compiles resources, information, and stories of engineers who work in the sports industry and design new and improved products for athletes and spectators. See what types of engineers create your favorite sports equipment. Learn what it takes to become a sports engineer. Sports featured include skateboarding, swimming, bicycling, and tennis. There are also chapters describing helmet and shoe design.

Great Girls
In non-fiction:
Girls Who Rocked the World : Heroines from Sacagawea to Sheryl Swoopes
by Amelie Welden, Jerry McCann (Illustrator)
This collection of biographical sketches focuses on women who "have achieved something extraordinary while under the age of twenty." Published by Beyond Words Publishing Company in 1998. Also look for Girls Who Rocked the World 2 : From Harriet Tubman to Mia Hamm. Published in 2000.

In Fiction...
The Wanderer
by Sharon Creech, David Diaz (Illustrator)
This is the story of Sophie, a 13-year-old skipping between "dreamland or earthland or muleland". Much to the concern of her adopted parents, she decides to join her uncles and male cousins on a sailing voyage across the Atlantic from Connecticut to England on a 45-foot sailboat. This Newberry Honor book was published in 2000 by HaperCollins.

Wonderful Women
The Bold and the Brave: A History of Women in Science and Engineering
by Monique Frize, With contributions by Peter R. D. Frize and Nadine Faulkner
This book investigates how women have strived throughout history to gain access to engineering and science careers. Published by University of Ottawa Press in 2009.

Girls Think of Everything : Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
by Catherine Thimmesh, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
From chocolate chip cookies to windshield wipers, women have created solutions to all kinds of problems. This book focuses on the ingenuity of 10 women and 2 girls and their inventions. Includes suggestions for further reading and some helpful websites. Published by Houghton Mifflin in 2000.

In their shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers 
by Deborah Reber
Find out what women all over the world do every day.  This book gives detailed "Day in the Life" profiles of women in fifty different careers.  If you wonder what you want to do when you grow up, this book might be a great place to find ideas.  Published by Simon Pulse, April 2007.

Women's Adventures in Science Series
While not all scientists are engineers sometimes their work overlaps.  The ten books in this series are all about the work of different women scientists.  Nature's Machines, Robo World, and Strong Force are all of particular interest to engineers.  Read about what these women are doing to explore their world.

Non-Fiction Finds
Building Big
illustrated by David MacAulay
This is a great companion book to the recent PBS series of the same name. You can find information about the book at the series website. David MacAulay also wrote The New Way Things Work with Neil Ardley.

Super Sci-Fi
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
by Nancy Farmer
The year is 2194, and in Zimbabwe the military ruler's 13-year-old son, younger brother, and sister leave their technology-controlled home and find themselves on a series of perilous adventures. Published in 1995 by Orchard Books.