Early Reader Review: The Math Kids The Prime-Time Buglars by David Cole

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The Math Kids: The Prime-Time Buglars by David Cole
Series:The Math Kids
Publisher: Common Deer Press
Publication Date:  December 3, 2018

 

Format:  Ebook

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Jordan and Justin are best friends and the only two kids in their class’s advanced math group. So it isn’t until Stephanie Lewis marches into their classroom that they meet someone who’s as good with numbers as they are. Their shared interest in math quickly draws them together, and the three soon form The Math Kids.

Unfortunately, life as math club kids isn’t always easy. In addition to extra homework, the three friends have two new problems. First, a string of mysterious burglaries has the whole neighbourhood on edge, including their parents. Then, they manage to earn unwanted attention from Robbie, the class bully. Luckily, Jordan, Justin, and Stephanie soon learn that their new club may give them the skills they need to solve both problems.

Review: 
The Math Kids is a book about a group of friends that form a Math Club and use it to solve complicated problems. The book is fairly short, at about 120 pages, so it is great for a middle grade reader, but it is also engaging. The book takes the problems that The Math Kids are trying to solve and opens it up for the reader to try to solve them first. My review/ebook copy had the images, solutions and explanations in the back of the book, the finalized copy might have these closer to the chapters they fall in, but either way I found it to be a great addition. 

There are three characters that you follow, none are really fleshed out but they are all very different so I think that a variety of readers will enjoy the characters and the book, especially if they have a love of math. 

The book was interesting and fun, I think it will be a great way to get non-math lovers into math, and show all the uses for it. They helped a sister with a seating problem, helped solve a crime, and got a pizza party for the class all using math. This will be a fun series I think.