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Cam Jansen and the first day of school mystery / David A. Adler ; illustrated by Susanna Natti.
Summary:
On her first day of fifth grade, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help the police find a car thief. Includes a memory game.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670035755
- ISBN: 0670035750
- ISBN: 014250114X (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 50 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2002.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- {300b} ill. ; {300c} 22 cm.
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- Jansen, Cam (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
First day of school > Juvenile fiction.
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Memory > Juvenile fiction. - Genre:
- Mystery fiction.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | PIC ADL (Text) | 35130000117360 | Children's Books | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #1 December 2002
K-Gr. 2. On the first day of school, the police come into the classroom and arrest Cam's teacher for leaving the scene of an accident. But as always in Adler's lively, easy-to-read, chapter-book mysteries, Cam uses her photographic memory to find important clues and save the day. The twenty-second book in the popular series, this is one of the best, from the opening scene on the school bus stuck in traffic to Cam's clever discovery of a dry-cleaning ticket that leads her to the criminal. With the informal storytelling and the immediacy of the scenarios, this is sure to draw beginning readers to the pleasure of mystery stories with a protagonist close to home. ((Reviewed December 1, 2002)) Copyright 2002 Booklist Reviews - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2003 Spring
It's the first day of school, and Cam Jansen, the girl detective with the photographic memory, lands in the principal's office for passing notes. But it's all in the name of good detective work, as the fifth-grader rushes to exonerate her new teacher, who's suspected of leaving the scene of an accident. A loudmouth classmate injects some mild humor into this tame mystery, which is illustrated with black-and-white drawings. Copyright 2003 Horn Book Guide Reviews - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2003 January
Gr 2-4-A disappointing addition to the series. On the way to the first day of fifth grade, Cam and Eric's school bus is stopped in a traffic tie-up caused by a car crash a few blocks away from school. Later, their teacher is taken away by the police, accused of leaving the scene of the accident. Using her photographic memory, Cam is able to establish that Ms. Benson was not driving her car at the time of the accident. Her memory also points toward the clue that identifies the thief, who was driving. Neither of the "clues" provided by Cam could have been overlooked by even the densest police inquiry. It also strains credulity that the officers would confront a teacher in front of her class and that the principal would then leave the children unattended while she arranged for a sub.-Lisa Smith, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.