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Mountain to Climb
How many different possibilities are there for who committed the crime, in what room, and with what object? What is the probability that Mr. C could get it right on his first guess? Remember there are 6 characters, 9 rooms, and 6 objects that could have been used in the crime.
Seeking the Peak
Beyond the Peak
- Blog Post: All About the Game Clue
- Article: The Benefits of Board Games for Kids
Novel: The Westing Game – A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead…but that won’t stop him from playing one last game! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780142401200
Novel: Capture the Flag (first book in the Silver Jaguar mystery series) – Anna, José, and Henry have never met, but they have more in common than they realize. Snowed in together at a chaotic Washington, DC, airport, they encounter a mysterious tattooed man, a flamboyant politician, and a rambunctious poodle named for an ancient king. Even stranger, news stations everywhere have just announced that the famous flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been stolen! Anna, certain that the culprits must be snowed in, too, recruits Henry and José to help find the thieves and bring them to justice.But when accusations start flying, they soon realize there’s even more than a national treasure at stake. With unexpected enemies lurking around every corner, will the trio solve the heist before the flag is lost forever?https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545419741
Picture Book: Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? – Break-in at the Three Bears family home? It could only be one dame. Wicked witch gone missing from her candied cottage? Hansel and Gretel claim it was self-defense. Did Humpty Dumpty really just fall off that wall, or was he pushed? Here are five fairy-tale stories with a twist, all told from the point of view of a streetwise police officer called Binky, who just happens to be a toad in a suit and a fedora. When Snow White doesn’t make it to the beauty pageant, Officer Binky is the first to find the apple core lying by her bed. When an awful giant mysteriously crashes to the ground, upsetting the whole town, Binky discovers exactly who is responsible.https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375841958
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