Books like Frank Einstein And The Electro-Finger by Jon Scieszka

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.

When a milk shortage triggers mischief, two siblings uncovers an adventurous, time‑traveling adventure with aliens, pirates, ponies, and a stegosaurus professor, all while trying to rescue their father and the milk he’s saved.

At the heart of a bustling Paris train station lives a 12‑year‑old orphan, Hugo Cabret, who keeps the clockwork heart of his father’s old watch; when a new girl and a mysterious toy‑seller enter his cramped world, secrets, a hidden mechanism, and a mechanical man unite in a striking blend of story and illustration.

Ten‑year‑olds Petra and Calder tackle a mysterious art heist when a Vermeer vanishes, using their unique skills to solve a cross‑continental scandal.

Teen hacker Emika Chen is pulled into the high‑stakes Warcross Championships, where virtual reality gaming, espionage, and a dangerous conspiracy collide, threatening the entire Warcross empire.

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.

Piggie promises Gerald a surprise, but it isn’t yet ready, so he must learn patience and friendship amid the playful back‑and‑forth of two best friends.

A clever, quirky teen who joins a gifted school and learns to harness his unique abilities.

After an alien invasion forces America to relocate, twelve‑year‑old Tip Tucci must rescue her mother and save Earth while forming an unlikely friendship with a Boov mechanic, all from the perspective of a quirky middle‑grade school essay.

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.

When Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez’s malfunctioning robot brother causes havoc at school, he must outwit a new competing model while protecting his mother’s job and his family’s future.

"An investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileo's Middle Finger describes Alice Dreger's experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades she has worked as an advocate for victims of unethical research while also defending the right of scientists to pursue challenging research into human identities. Dreger's own attempts to reconcile academic freedom with the pursuit of justice grew out of her research into the treatment of people born intersex (formerly called hermaphrodites). The shocking history of surgical mutilation and ethical abuses conducted in the name of "normalizing" intersex children moved her to become a patient rights' activist. By bringing evidence to physicians and the public, she helped change the medical system. But even as she worked to correct these injustices, Dreger began to witness how some fellow liberal activists, motivated by identity politics, were employing lies and personal attacks to silence scientists whose data revealed inconvenient truths. Troubled, she traveled around the country digging up sources and interviewing the targets of these politically motivated campaigns. Among the subjects she covers in the book are the anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon, falsely accused in a bestselling book of committing genocide against a South American tribe; the psychologist Michael Bailey, accused of abusing transgender women; and the evolutionary biologist E. O. Wilson, accused of fomenting rightwing ideas about human nature. Galileo's Middle Finger describes Dreger's long and harrowing journey back and forth between the two camps for which she felt equal empathy: social justice warriors and researchers determined to put truth before politics"--

Four twelfth‑year-olds, including factory‑grown Logan, enter the Confectionary Association's annual contest, forming unexpected friendships and discovering personal secrets along the way.

Kid inventor Frank Einstein must rescue his sentient robotic friends Klink and Klank from the scheming T. Edison, using real science and a dark energy drive in this humorous middle‑grade adventure.

Rico the cat has one Hero Cat prize left to win. With the help of a clever robot, he ventures into the grocery store, using special tricks and checking every cereal box to claim the missing trophy.