Math Test Mischief

What Happened?

by Verity Weaver, Courtney Huddleston (Illustrator)

It’s April Fools’ Day at Harwington Middle School. The eighth graders are on guard for mischief, waiting to see who can top last year’s classic white-toothpaste-filled-Oreos prank. But fake cockroaches are one thing. Missing math tests—and the threat of having to retake the test the following day-are something else.

Who could have stolen those tests? Was it a slacker trying to force a retest? Or a lovesick boy hoping to protect a crush from a bad grade? How about a jealous teammate trying to frame the competition? Unless it was the prankster of all pranksters, trying to outdo himself in his last year of middle school. . . .

Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses get right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you’ll never guess what really happened!

Genres: Middle Grade

120 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2019

Reviews

[Michelle Leonard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, this was a super-fun read. The mystery kept me guessing until the end, and I loved the diverse cast. Full of fun pranks, the writing was very well done and kept me interested. This book would be perfect for reluctant readers or those who are looking for a step up from Diary of a Wimpy kid books. Looking forward to reading the others in this series.

[Halli Gomez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read for elementary and middle school kids. A fun mystery complete with April fools day pranks! Highly recommend for kids and teachers.

[Brenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a quick read. I love mysteries and this one was okay. It did click about who did it towards the end. I thought the characters were fun and helped move the story along.

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