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At age 16, Sarah Flannery became Ireland's 1999 Young Scientist of the Year for her research and discoveries in Internet cryptography. Through she was immediately labeled a genius, she declares she is not. However, ever since she can remember her father gave her and her siblings little problems and puzzles to work out, and that, she says, has made her a confident problem-solver. So to add to this fascination story that she and her father recount of how Sarah became the 1999 Young Scientist of the Year, there are many puzzles and problems to ponder. The math involved may look complicated, but the authors declare it is not too complicated and you will be well rewarded.