Tween > Girls & Young Women

Peyton Shaw is 12 years old and wrote this book when she was 11. Her poems give the fresh perception of the world and her experiences through words. Her poems tell the story of the world through the eyes of the next generation.

Olin's adventures begin when he is fooled by a new friend, solves an impossible problem, accepts an important mission, and knocks out two burly thugs with...a root vegetable! As Olin tries to recover the stolen crystals, he resolves each crisis by using his trusty . . . math skills! Olin is on his way to the castle (Use the map to determine distance). The barn is on fire! (How long until the fire reaches him?) There are five tunnels in the cave (What's the probability that he will pick the correct tunnel?). The Jeweled Room is an interdisciplinary book that combines an entertaining story in the traditional "hero's adventure" style with math problems throughout to help students retain b ...