The Case Of The Claymore Diamond
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- Author：Daniel Kenney
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Summary
- For parents looking for mystery books for kids 9-12， The Math Inspectors is a great new series！
- I struggle to find books for 9 year old boys that hold the interest of my son。 He read The Math Inspectors in one sitting and is excited for the next one in the series to come out。
- My daughter and I stumbled upon this book and we're hoping this is one of many new detective books for kids 9-12
- Loved the funny dialogue between the friends but loved how Math is shown in such a positive light with Gertie and Charlotte， the two girl characters。 My daughter is super excited to read more of these Math inspectors mystery books for kids。
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
When the Claymore Diamond is stolen from Ravensburg’s finest jewelry store， Stanley Carusoe gets the bright idea that he and his friends should start a detective agency。
Armed with curiosity and their love for math， Stanley， Charlotte， Gertie and Felix race around town in an attempt to solve the mystery。 Along the way， they butt heads with an ambitious police chief， uncover dark secrets， and drink lots of milkshakes at Mabel's Diner。 But when their backs are against the wall， Stanley and his friends rely on the one thing they know best: numbers。 Because numbers， they never lie。
Join Stanley and his friends in this smart and funny first mystery in The Math Inspector series， perfect for kids ages 9-12。
- I struggle to find books for 9 year old boys that hold the interest of my son。 He read The Math Inspectors in one sitting and is excited for the next one in the series to come out。
- My daughter and I stumbled upon this book and we're hoping this is one of many new detective books for kids 9-12
- Loved the funny dialogue between the friends but loved how Math is shown in such a positive light with Gertie and Charlotte， the two girl characters。 My daughter is super excited to read more of these Math inspectors mystery books for kids。
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
When the Claymore Diamond is stolen from Ravensburg’s finest jewelry store， Stanley Carusoe gets the bright idea that he and his friends should start a detective agency。
Armed with curiosity and their love for math， Stanley， Charlotte， Gertie and Felix race around town in an attempt to solve the mystery。 Along the way， they butt heads with an ambitious police chief， uncover dark secrets， and drink lots of milkshakes at Mabel's Diner。 But when their backs are against the wall， Stanley and his friends rely on the one thing they know best: numbers。 Because numbers， they never lie。
Join Stanley and his friends in this smart and funny first mystery in The Math Inspector series， perfect for kids ages 9-12。
Reviews
Azure
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Learned a few colluqualisms like: "cook the books" Learned a few colluqualisms like: "cook the books" 。。。more
Sharon Buxton
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B-。 fiction， children's fiction， grade 4， mystery， robbery， friends， series， （Math Inspectors， #1） B-。 fiction， children's fiction， grade 4， mystery， robbery， friends， series， （Math Inspectors， #1） 。。。more
Jake
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I'm bored。 I'm bored。 。。。more
Anastasia Rakovalis
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I don't even like math， but these books are absolutely hilarious！ I read them aloud to my brothers a couple years back， and we were all dying laughing。 I don't even like math， but these books are absolutely hilarious！ I read them aloud to my brothers a couple years back， and we were all dying laughing。 。。。more
Mary Myers
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Good read！ I read this to see if my grandson would like it and the math included in the story。 He would enjoy the mystery。 The story would be a great way to introduce real life math problems to an upper elementary class。
Lynn Ellen
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For what it is 4*Cute and fun mystery。 Short and easy to read with some nice line sketch illustrations。 Considering the length， the characters are pretty well developed。
Karen Field
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I wanted something to read that was quick and easy。 Something that held my attention and just took me for a ride， without having to work for it。I saw this ebook and liked the premise， so decided to give it a try。 Maths isn't my thing and I was a bit concerned that might be an issue， but it wasn't。 The author kept the pace going。 The inspector team worked well together and I enjoyed the humour and the mystery side of the storyline。 The book includes some black and white illustrations， which I fel I wanted something to read that was quick and easy。 Something that held my attention and just took me for a ride， without having to work for it。I saw this ebook and liked the premise， so decided to give it a try。 Maths isn't my thing and I was a bit concerned that might be an issue， but it wasn't。 The author kept the pace going。 The inspector team worked well together and I enjoyed the humour and the mystery side of the storyline。 The book includes some black and white illustrations， which I felt complemented the story， and gave the author's impression on what the four main characters look like。 Again， I have no issue with that。My only issue is that while the first book is free， the second book costs $6。49 for Australians to purchase， and that is expensive （in my opinion）。 I refuse to pay that so will be leaving the series here， which is a shame。 。。。more
Jack Leone
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Stanley， Felix， Gertie and Charlotte are the main characters in this story。 They are a group of friends who like to solve mysteries。 When the Claymore Diamond is stolen from their local jewelry store， the Math inspectors are on the case immediately。 They hear sides of the story from the police， the lady owning the shop next door， the jewelry store owner， and the suspect。 The thief came in and got into a fight with the store owner， and the thief hit the store owner in the head with a jagged paper Stanley， Felix， Gertie and Charlotte are the main characters in this story。 They are a group of friends who like to solve mysteries。 When the Claymore Diamond is stolen from their local jewelry store， the Math inspectors are on the case immediately。 They hear sides of the story from the police， the lady owning the shop next door， the jewelry store owner， and the suspect。 The thief came in and got into a fight with the store owner， and the thief hit the store owner in the head with a jagged paperweight。 When the owner woke up， the Claymore diamond was gone。 Then， they went to see the store owner in the hospital。 His cut on his head was clean and straight， not the way a jagged paperweight would have cut。They think that the store owner did it to get the insurance money， but when they bring their theory to the police， the suspect confesses he did it。tt The Math Inspectors are very confused， so they re-investigate all their evidence。 They are sure it doesn’t add up， so they decide to spy on the store owner。 They watch him from a tree in his backyard， and they see him bury something in his backyard， so they call the police。 When they dug it up， they found that it was the Claymore Diamond。 The shop owner did it for the insurance money of $100，000。 The Math Inspectors solved the mystery。 This book was very interesting and I would not have suspected it to be the shop owner。 I Would recommend it to anyone who likes mysteries。 。。。more
Roberta
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A fun， crime solving adventure involving mathematics and children
moxieBK
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Math Inspectors 1: The Case of the Claymore Diamond — Daniel Kenney， Emily Boever （12 chapters） July 30-31， 2019Grades: 2-6I bought this for free， but I happily found out afterwards that this is also on Kindle Unlimited。 A great book for kids if you are looking for good Kindle Unlimited reading for your youngsters。This story reminds me of Encyclopedia Brown， only with more math and more diversity with genders。 It’s a book that will excite parents and guardians of children， because it reads easy Math Inspectors 1: The Case of the Claymore Diamond — Daniel Kenney， Emily Boever （12 chapters） July 30-31， 2019Grades: 2-6I bought this for free， but I happily found out afterwards that this is also on Kindle Unlimited。 A great book for kids if you are looking for good Kindle Unlimited reading for your youngsters。This story reminds me of Encyclopedia Brown， only with more math and more diversity with genders。 It’s a book that will excite parents and guardians of children， because it reads easy and applies mathematical questions and easy to solve answers to them in a fun mystery adventure。 Unlike Encyclopedia Brown， there is not “turn to the back” to get the answers either。 This book could be read together， as long as parents/guardians understand the problems and answers to them。 It might be wise to read the book first to understand the math mysteries， and to be able to answer questions that might come up。 That’s not to say it’s hard to understand。 The plot moves nicely and as mentioned above， there is a diversity of genders and “stereotypes” in this book that do not necessarily follow traditional paths。I enjoyed it; if I get time again， I will read other books in this series。Three stars。 。。。more
Benignus Bitu
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A great book for people who like detective work I find that this book gives a feeling that makes it more interesting than any other similar book that I like。
Anita
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In case you missed it 。。。。This delightful little mystery has 4 sixth grade friends discover the criminal， free the falsely accused， and make the news。 I love their clubhouse。 Edits: chapter 7 kneeled should be knelt down。 chapter 10。 who should be while。
Pam
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Clever detective story about a group of friends who use math to solve mysteries。 Looking forward to reading the rest of the series about these four friends。
Lynn
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Okay， this was a Kindle freebie， and the editing showed that it was。 I didn't get notice there was an updated version of the book until after I had read it， so I do not know if the errors I picked out were corrected。Bad part out of the way， let's move on to the fun bits， because this was a fun book to read。 The premise is a group of children from a detective agency， but use math to figure out the mysteries。 And the reader cam play along with the kids。 The word problems are there and all the read Okay， this was a Kindle freebie， and the editing showed that it was。 I didn't get notice there was an updated version of the book until after I had read it， so I do not know if the errors I picked out were corrected。Bad part out of the way， let's move on to the fun bits， because this was a fun book to read。 The premise is a group of children from a detective agency， but use math to figure out the mysteries。 And the reader cam play along with the kids。 The word problems are there and all the reader has to do is figure them out。I really enjoyed the characters。 I enjoyed the math aspect and the mystery was clever， though I figured it out well before the kids or adults in the book。 On the whole it seems to be the beginning of a fun series。 I will have to check out the rest of the series， even if they are not free！Just in case you're worried about the math， there were no daunting word problems and the characters walk the readers through working them out， so you will not be stumped for long。 。。。more
Snazzy Reads
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3。5 stars
Eloise Briggeman
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This book is full of Detective work， not any baby detective stuff but the real deal man！ It is interesting， very interesting， I would recommend it
H
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Between 1 and 2 stars。 The mystery is bad and the math is just for kids， with the mystery clues not being given til the revelation， plus police and fake criminal confession is unrealistic （in real life， someone paying money for a diamond would have tax proof that he has been making payments）， and the kids got the info from police and people like the culprit too easily。 （WHY would the criminal old man let himself be interviewed by kids at the hospital， and why didnt the police check his injury wi Between 1 and 2 stars。 The mystery is bad and the math is just for kids， with the mystery clues not being given til the revelation， plus police and fake criminal confession is unrealistic （in real life， someone paying money for a diamond would have tax proof that he has been making payments）， and the kids got the info from police and people like the culprit too easily。 （WHY would the criminal old man let himself be interviewed by kids at the hospital， and why didnt the police check his injury with the nurse？）The closest thing to a saving grace is the final trap when the criminal thinks police are coming since he was lied to and tries to bury the evidence， letting the kids find it。 But eh， still a terrible mystery and bad book。 Maybe a kid would like it， but I think it doesnt do a great job at using math。Einstein Anderson is a better， scientific kid detective， and there's probably other math books that would work better I think。 。。。more
Karen
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Apparently aimed at 9-12 year olds but I woud say definitely at the lower end of that age range。 I really liked the front cover but the illustrations inside were disappointing。 I'm not sure really who this would appeal to as the plot was quite slight and I think that maths enthusiasts would find the maths a bit disappointing。 Apparently aimed at 9-12 year olds but I woud say definitely at the lower end of that age range。 I really liked the front cover but the illustrations inside were disappointing。 I'm not sure really who this would appeal to as the plot was quite slight and I think that maths enthusiasts would find the maths a bit disappointing。 。。。more
Angie Gomez
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me and my nephew read it。
Lauren B
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A very quick read！ An interesting attempt at incorporating maths problems into a fiction book- I can think of a few kids in my class that would enjoy the maths aspect of the book and would enjoy tackling the problems。 Think some of the attempts at humour would be lost on them！
Sci-Fi & Scary
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The Case of the Claymore Diamond， the first book in the series The Math Inspectors， is a good introduction to mystery novels for kids。 Four bright kids， all of them math lovers， join forces to fight crime。 It’s either that or go after the jerky kids in their classes that think math sucks。 Self-aware enough to compare themselves to the Scooby gang more than once， these kids are determined to solve the case。 They use their observational skills， intelligence， and look for the numbers to help guide The Case of the Claymore Diamond， the first book in the series The Math Inspectors， is a good introduction to mystery novels for kids。 Four bright kids， all of them math lovers， join forces to fight crime。 It’s either that or go after the jerky kids in their classes that think math sucks。 Self-aware enough to compare themselves to the Scooby gang more than once， these kids are determined to solve the case。 They use their observational skills， intelligence， and look for the numbers to help guide them。 Because numbers never lie。 Aimed at ages 9-12， they’re unrealistic for older readers so definitely not books that have a timeless appeal。 However， for this age group， it’s a solid introduction to math’s practical applications。My initial opinion of The Case of the Claymore Diamond was very high， but after thinking about it for a while， I had to revise my thoughts a bit。 I wasn’t a fan of the ‘throw them in the deep end’ method of introducing the characters。 And though I appreciated the fact that the authors were trying to make smart kids cool， they kind of undid some of their good work by giving one of the characters a photographic memory。 I think it would have worked a lot better if the kids had all been ‘normal’ smart kids。 Still， I’m sure most readers will find one of the characters in the Math Inspectors that they can identify with in some way。I also didn’t care for the fact that the very first book revolved around gambling。 The story makes it clear that gambling is bad， but I was sort of taken aback by the section where betting odds are explained。 Nothing particularly horrible about it， I just can’t see teaching nine-year-olds that ‘this is how you can make money’。 Again， my issue is more with it being the very first book。 If it had happened a couple of books later in the series， I probably wouldn’t have thought twice about it。 Just put things off to an interesting start。Overall， The Case of the Claymore Diamond didn’t wow me， but I wouldn’t abstain from recommending it either。 It does a fairly good job at what it sets out to do。 And if it gives the brainier younger readers a chance to feel good about themselves？ Totally worth it。 。。。more
Dan Rogers
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As one can probably surmise by the number of stars given I found this very short book to be an enjoyable diversion but not necessarily really much to rave about。 It'll likely appeal to a more reluctant reader due to its length and ease in reading。 As one can probably surmise by the number of stars given I found this very short book to be an enjoyable diversion but not necessarily really much to rave about。 It'll likely appeal to a more reluctant reader due to its length and ease in reading。 。。。more
Patricia Gulley
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a cute read for preteens。
Jenny Wilcox
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Good mystery book for younger readers， probably best for 2nd/3rd graders。 Very quick read。 About 4 kids who use math to help solve the mystery of a stolen diamond。 I did love the positive attitude about math， and how they used math to save the day！*read as book you can read in a day for 2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge
Barbara Ann
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Clever， humorous and well-written detective mystery targeted for late elementary and middle school readers。 I must admit the plot kept me guessing and entertained。 Chapters are short and easy to read。 Pencil sketches are an added bonus。 I particularly enjoyed the way that the authors found a way to integrate those dreaded hard to solve math word problems right into the story line。 As a bonus， the reader is presented with a few more problems to solve at the conclusion of the mystery。 They can che Clever， humorous and well-written detective mystery targeted for late elementary and middle school readers。 I must admit the plot kept me guessing and entertained。 Chapters are short and easy to read。 Pencil sketches are an added bonus。 I particularly enjoyed the way that the authors found a way to integrate those dreaded hard to solve math word problems right into the story line。 As a bonus， the reader is presented with a few more problems to solve at the conclusion of the mystery。 They can check their answers on the authors’ website。Felix， Gertie， Stanley and Charlotte are a bright group of sixth graders who become interested in forming a detective agency。 Using Felix’s tree house as a base of operations， Felix attempts to find out who is stealing his food from the kitchen by using his binoculars。 When Charlotte brings a police scanner up to the house， they hear about an armed robbery at the local jewelry store。 The budding detectives rush to the scene。 They discover the owner Mr。 Franklin has been hit on the head and his most valuable possession， the Claymore diamond， has been stolen。 Police apprehend a suspect quickly， and the case appears closed。 Our four young detectives believe otherwise; they refuse to quit until what had appeared obvious is revealed as erroneous。Lots of twists and turns in the plot。 The characters are believable and authentic middle grade students。 Readers will find themselves enjoying the math challenges that come along with the case。 Great way to get students involved with math while reading。 Look forward to reading new books in the series as they are released。 。。。more
Brittany N Wilson
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Great story！I a fourth grade teacher and got this book to possibly read to my math classes。 It has a great story and incorporates math。 What I love is that it doesn't throw math blatantly in your face， it uses it here and there to solve a mystery。 Perfect for showing kids， "when they could use it in real life。" I can't wait to read it to my class！ Great story！I a fourth grade teacher and got this book to possibly read to my math classes。 It has a great story and incorporates math。 What I love is that it doesn't throw math blatantly in your face， it uses it here and there to solve a mystery。 Perfect for showing kids， "when they could use it in real life。" I can't wait to read it to my class！ 。。。more
Mary
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From a 7yr old。。。。I liked the book because it was cool。 Because it was smart。 Because it was milkshakey。 I would read every book。
Allyson Abbott
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A fun read for children age 9-12。 I am a big math fan， so this book caught me eye。 A group of four friends turn sleuth， using numbers to help solve crimes。 A good fun read。
Laura
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Math is everywhereThis was a new and refreshing look at how math can be used in everyday things， if you like puzzles you'll like this book。 Math is everywhereThis was a new and refreshing look at how math can be used in everyday things， if you like puzzles you'll like this book。 。。。more
Carol Greenwood
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