Landy, D. (2007). Skulduggery Pleasant. New York, NY:  HarperCollins Children’s Books.

Stephanie's favorite uncle has just past away, and in his will, he left her the biggest portion of his estates and properties.  One day as she tries to spend the night in her mansion, she is attacked by a man who broke into the house.  Skulduggery Pleasant comes to rescue her.  He introduces her to a world of magic and monsters.  Because of this, Stephanie and Skulduggery suspect that her uncle was murdered.  Stephanie decides to become part of this world as Skulduggery's side kick as they try to solve the mystery of her uncle's murder.

Skulduggery Pleasant is a mystery book and would work well to teach students inferences.  The teacher can choose sections of the book where students can infer what they think happened or is happening and provide textual evidence.

7th Grade Reading TEKS - Reporting Category 2 - Figure 19 D - RS SS -summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts. Readiness Standard (Fiction) / Supporting Standard.