The First Day of School Mystery (Cam Jansen Series #22)

by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator)

Overview

No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory!

Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes...even to school. It's the first day of fifth grade, and Cam and Eric have just met their new teacher, Ms. Benson. The school day has barely begun when two policemen come and arrest Ms. Benson! She insists there must be a mistake. Now it's up to Cam to solve this important mystery! 

The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142403266
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/17/2005
Series:	Cam Jansen Series , #22
Edition description:	22nd ed.
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	676,079
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.69(h) x 0.21(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

David A. Adler (www.davidaadler.com and www.camjansen.com) is the author of more than 175 children’s books. Before becoming a children’s book author, he taught math and science, and completed master’s degrees in marketing and economics. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

Editorial Reviews

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.

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