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Scholastic Inc. (2005), 58 pages
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Cam and her friend Eric chase the thief of Aunt Katie's wallet through an amusement park and find themselves involved in another case requiring their special detective skills.
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LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
Cam Jansen’s Aunt Katie’s wallet is stolen, and Cam and Eric have to figure out what happened. Eventually Cam uses her photographic memory to bring her back to the Haunted House. She watches a man inside steal wallets, and turns him in to the park authorities. The wallets are returned and
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Cam Jansen and her best friend Eric Shelton solve a mystery at an amusement park in this thirteenth entry in David A. Adler's chapter-book series devoted to their adventures. When Aunt Katie's wallet goes missing, Cam soon comes to believe it is stolen, and through the use of her photographic
At a brief 58 pages, Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House is, like its predecessors, intended for young readers who are just getting going with chapter-book reading. The mystery itself is fairly rudimentary - most of the books in this series involve some kind of theft - but the target audience will no doubt find it suspenseful. I have fond memories of reading some of the earlier books in this series when I was a young girl, although by the time this one was first published, in 1992, I had moved on. As a whole, I think the series, although by no means brilliant, is entertaining. I do wish that Eric was given more to do, and that the resolution didn't always rely on Cam's photographic memory, but that's the down-side of formulaic series reading. The upside, of course, is that it provides structure and repetition for readers who are just finding their feet with longer books. Recommended to beginning chapter-book readers who enjoy mysteries, and to fans of Cam Jansen.
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memory, realizes that the theft occurred while everyone was walking through the Haunted House attraction. Soon she and Eric, along with Aunt Katie and Uncle George, are hot on the heels of the thief...At a brief 58 pages, Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House is, like its predecessors, intended for young readers who are just getting going with chapter-book reading. The mystery itself is fairly rudimentary - most of the books in this series involve some kind of theft - but the target audience will no doubt find it suspenseful. I have fond memories of reading some of the earlier books in this series when I was a young girl, although by the time this one was first published, in 1992, I had moved on. As a whole, I think the series, although by no means brilliant, is entertaining. I do wish that Eric was given more to do, and that the resolution didn't always rely on Cam's photographic memory, but that's the down-side of formulaic series reading. The upside, of course, is that it provides structure and repetition for readers who are just finding their feet with longer books. Recommended to beginning chapter-book readers who enjoy mysteries, and to fans of Cam Jansen.
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LibraryThing member Briars_Reviews
Back in the day, I used to binge as many Cam Jansen mystery books as I could. I loved them! It felt just right to read a mystery and try to solve it, and pretend that I too had photographic memory. I didn't, but I sure tried! Honestly, I was better then than I am now! Wish I could find my keys
Anywho, I love all things Halloween so I thought - why not jump back into the nostalgia and check out The Mystery at the Haunted House? It brought me back to my youth and I oddly remembered who the thief was in the end! Shocker, I know. How did I break the case twenty years later? Some things just stick with you.
I find this series very entertaining and the perfect introduction to mysteries for middle grade readers. They are sweet, fun and easy to read. Sure, it's a little dated now but they still hold up to me. I didn't even notice that there was no mention of technology, cellphones, iPads and every other device we have now. It's a good old fashioned mystery.
This is one of my top recommendations for books to help children be introduced to chapter books.
Three out of five stars.
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using photographic memory...Anywho, I love all things Halloween so I thought - why not jump back into the nostalgia and check out The Mystery at the Haunted House? It brought me back to my youth and I oddly remembered who the thief was in the end! Shocker, I know. How did I break the case twenty years later? Some things just stick with you.
I find this series very entertaining and the perfect introduction to mysteries for middle grade readers. They are sweet, fun and easy to read. Sure, it's a little dated now but they still hold up to me. I didn't even notice that there was no mention of technology, cellphones, iPads and every other device we have now. It's a good old fashioned mystery.
This is one of my top recommendations for books to help children be introduced to chapter books.
Three out of five stars.
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Original publication date
1992
Physical description
58 p.; 7.5 inches
ISBN
0590216945 / 9780590216944