Books like The Math Inspectors by Daniel Kenney

When eccentric millionaire Samuel W. Westing dies, sixteen heirs race through riddles, blizzards, burglaries and bombs to solve his will and claim a mysterious $10 million inheritance.

Four orphaned girls in Carthya are chosen for a deadly contest to impersonate the king’s lost son, a scheme that could avert civil war.

When Kyle learns the famed game designer will host an exclusive lock‑in at his newly built library, he must outsmart puzzles, dice rolls and card draws to escape the mystery‑packed halls.

Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez must navigate middle school life while carrying his inventor mother’s latest creation—a robotic brother—into the classroom, all while trying to fit in and keep his family’s secret.

In Washington, D.C., twelve‑year‑old Florian Bates, an FBI consulting detective, and his best friend Margaret outwit criminals and stop the largest art theft in United States history.

Eleven‑year‑old Ellie struggles with change, missing school, friends, and her lost goldfish, until a boy who resembles her scientist grandfather appears, sparking a quest for eternal youth.

Grades 7-8 This 136-page book uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math. Students read a short story that includes a chart, table, or graph. Next they answer critical thinking questions to improve their understanding of the math concept and develop their critical thinking (comprehension) skills. Students can't just scan the story for answers—they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and the chart, table, or graph to explain and support their answers. The questions in Math Detective® B1 are modeled after questions found on high-stakes math assessments, but require more critical thinking. These problems are excellent preparation for assessments that require students to explain and support their answers. Stories are age-relevant, high-interest, and show students that math is integral to everyday activities. This book contains a lesson that explains the concept of evidence, a chart of activity topics and key ideas to help parents and teachers select activities, and detailed answers. The activities in Math Detective® B1 are organized around these math concepts: • Number and Numeration • Operations • Ratio, Proportion, and Percent • Geometry and Introduction to Trigonometry • Probability • Statistics • Algebra Concepts