Cam Jansen is a child detective with a photographic memory. She says 'click,' like a camera, and she basically has a snapshot in her head that she can recall anytime by just saying 'click' again. Eric is her right hand man, and in this book we meet another boy who always has to one up everyone: B...
The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first ten books in the series have received updated covers, bringing new life to these perennial bestsellers. Now the series redesign continues with five more books, giving Cam a cool, modern look!
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. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old f...
The original Cam Jansen series follows the exploits of 10-year-old 5th grader Jennifer "the Camera" (aka "Cam") Jansen and her best friend, classmate, and neighbor Eric Shelton. Cam got her nickname because of her photographic memory. All she has to do is say "Click," and Cam can remember every...
When Jennifer "Cam" Jansen and her friend Eric are at the mall, they witness a robbery at the jewelry store! Can Cam's amazing photographic memory help catch a thief?
The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first fifteen books in the series have received updated covers, and the series redesign continues with books 16-22, bringing new life to these perennial bestsellers.
Featuring the return of the human camera person thing.The Story.Cam Jansen and her friend, Eric Shelton, are being treated to a boat ride around the city by Eric’s mother when Cam notices that a fellow passenger has brought an animal on board – a practice which is strictly prohibited. But before ...
The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first fifteen books in the series have received updated covers, and the series redesign continues with books 16-22, bringing new life to these perennial bestsellers.
This book was great! This book has 9 chapters and 50 pages. This book is about a girl named Cam Jansen who has a camera like brain. What I mean by that is that whatever she sees and then if she closes her eyes and says click she will always remember what she saw. In this book of this series there...
The governor, a presidential candidate, is visiting Cam and Eric's school for the dedication of a new library. Bang! A loud sound like a gunshot startles everyone during the ceremony. Was it really a gun—or a noisy cover for a crime? Click along with Cam as she teams up with the secret service to...
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. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fan...
Cam Jansen is a 5th grader with a photographic memory. She uses her memory to solve mysteries. She says the word "click" as she takes a picture with her eyes. She can then compare memories like you would compare two photos. That alone doesn't allow her to solve mysteries, but she is able to figur...
The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first ten books in the series have received updated covers, bringing new life to these perennial bestsellers. Now the series redesign continues with five more books, giving Cam a cool, modern look!
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 the hospital. It's Valentine's Day, and Cam is at school when she learns her mother is about to give birth. Cam and her best friend, Eric...
I really enjoyed reading this book! The main characters, Cam and Eric, are friends who seem to get involved with a lot of mysteries together. Cam's name is actually Jennifer but they call her Cam, short for 'The Camera". She got this nickname because she takes pictures of everything with her ment...
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. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fan...
Reason for Reading: My son read this aloud to me and we've read the second book in the series. This book is just a bit too hard for him so I need to help frequently and now and then take over reading a page but he's doing quite well, we are going to do more in this series as he likes it quite we...
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 the community hobby show. Cam and Eric are checking out a sports memorabilia booth when a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth disappears. C...
The original Cam Jansen series follows the exploits of 10-year-old 5th grader Jennifer "the Camera" (aka "Cam") Jansen and her best friend, classmate, and neighbor Eric Shelton. Cam got her nickname because of her photographic memory. All she has to do is say "Click," and Cam can remember every...
This series of books are great independent reads for children who have an interest in mysteries. I came across these books in a third grade classroom, but at some levels I believe a second grader may be able to read them. This book would challenge the vocabulary of the reader introducing them to ...
The Cam Jansen series is perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books. The first ten books in the series have received updated covers, bringing new life to these perennial bestsellers. Now the series redesign continues with five more books, giving Cam a cool, modern look!
Cam and Eric's gym teacher just had his office walls painted. But Cam notices that the color of his walls isn't the only difference-his prized tennis trophy is missing! Who could have taken it? Say "click" with Cam as she begins collecting clues to this tricky tennis mystery!
Cam told Eric, as they quickly walked along the main road. Then Cam saw that a crowd had gathered at the main entrance to the zoo. She ran ahead. Eric took one last big bite and finished his ice-cream cone. Then he ran to catch up with Cam. “Where have you been?” Billy asked, as he came out to me...
He’s still wearing pajamas. “The appointment is this afternoon, at two,” he says without turning to me. “I could go to work this morning and come back in time to take Mom, but I’m not. I’m staying home.” I don’t know what to say. “People outside are wearing jackets,” Dad tells me while I eat my b...
One of them had thrown the ball too far. The boy in the green jacket was picking it up. “Did you see that?” Cam asked. “See what?” “He picked up their baseball. Now I bet he’ll switch baseballs. He’ll throw back the one he has in his pocket.” The boy in the green jacket turned around. As he turne...
Cam Jansen said. She pointed to someone wearing a costume with three horns. “He looks like a triceratops.” Eric pointed to someone else and said, “And look at her. She looks like Tyranno saurus rex.” Cam Jansen, her friend Eric Shelton, and Cam’s aunt Molly were waiting in line. They wanted to bu...
She went into the school and found the box and the lid. They were still on the table. Cam looked at them carefully, to see if they matched the picture she had in her head. They did. Cam grabbed the box and the lid. She ran outside and gave them to Officer Feldman. “That isn’t the shoe box Ms. Ben...
“The party is in the cafeteria,” one of them told Cam and Eric. “It’s at the end of this hall.” “Did you see anyone walk by with a basketball?” Eric asked. “One is missing.” “People rushed past us,” one of the helpers said. “We couldn’t see everyone. Ten of them may have had basketballs.” “Maybe ...
Benson drew large circles on the board. She called them “pies” and drew slices in them. She wrote lots of numbers and fractions on the board. She talked on and on about multiplication and fractions. Cam’s classmates listened to Ms. Benson. When she put some problems on the board, they did them. C...
Wayne and Mr. Pace led Cam, Eric, Beth, and Danny to the entrance to Franklin Park. “There you are,” Ms. Benson said. “We were waiting for you.” Trill! Trill! Mr. Day, the gym teacher, blew a whistle. “Follow me,” he shouted. “Stay together,” Ms. Benson said. “Don’t wander off.” Eric whispered to...
Mabel Trent said, and laughed. “Do you remember the frog?” Mrs. Shelton laughed, too. “Of course I remember it. It jumped out of your desk and scared Miss Donovan.” “Poor Miss Donovan,” Mabel Trent said. “She dropped her books and yelled at the frog, ‘Get out of my class!”’ Mrs. Shelton laughed. ...
Dr. Prell whispered. Mr. Day shook his head. He didn’t know. “I put all the rolls of dimes in the box,” Mr. Day said. “I put on the lid. Then I came out here to tell the children where to stand.” Dr. Prell looked in the box again. There were still just several bricks in it. “What do I do now?” Mr...
Quack! “The ducks look hungry,” Cam Jansen said to her parents. “Let’s feed them.” “We didn’t bring bread,” Cam’s mother told her. “And it’s getting late,” Cam’s father added. “It’s almost time for dinner.” Cam looked at her watch. It was getting late, but not late enough. She had to keep her par...
Bette Guterman,” Eric’s mother whispered. “She’s the president of the college.” The large crowd was suddenly quiet. Donna, Diane, and Grandpa Shelton hurried to their seats. “We found Dad,” Donna said. “He’s sitting in the middle of the fourth row. We waved to him, and he waved back.” “Everyone p...
the woman in the green dress asked. “I’m not asking. I’m just going,” the man in the blue jacket said. He started toward the door. Officer Kaplan opened his notepad. He read his notes. Then he looked at the many people in the library. “We really can’t keep them any longer,” Officer Kaplan told hi...
He was bumping into dozens of people. He left a path of angry shoppers from Parker’s Jewelry Store halfway through the shopping mall. “Come back here, young man,” one woman shouted, “and pick up all my packages!” Another woman dropped a bag filled with groceries. Eggs broke. Tomatoes and cucumber...
Cam hurried past them to the people gathered around the G8 sign. A tall teenage girl with long brown hair held out her hand. HELLO. MY NAME IS FRAN, COUNSELOR G8 was written on her name tag. Cam shook her hand. Fran looked at Cam’s tag. “Welcome to camp, Jennifer.” “Most people call me Cam.” Fran...
I tell Calvin. I’m running home and Calvin has trouble keeping up. I’m pretty fast. Maybe I’ll join the track team in high school. “I’ll see you tomorrow,” I tell Calvin and hurry into my house. “You’re late,” Mom says. “Wash...
Cam held Eric’s hand and they slowly turned around. “What are you doing here? I told you that I had to be able to see you from my car at all times.” It was Cam’s father. “You’re standing on someone’s private property,” he said. “You’re not supposed to be here.” “Did you see that woman with the da...
Cam whispered. “Somehow no one saw him take the plate, and no one saw him hide it.” “Him or her,” Eric told Cam. “The thief might be a woman.” Cam and Eric returned to their table. “Did you find the plate?” Cam’s father asked. “Not yet,” Eric answered. “But we will.” Gary Gold was standing on the...
Ms. Benson asked when Cam walked into class. “I was in gym,” Cam said. “I was talking with Mr. Day.” Ms. Benson told Cam, “We’re learning about oceans.” Then she asked, “Janet, please tell Cam what we learned.” “Almost three-fourths of the earth is covered with oceans,” Janet read from her notebo...
Cam said. “I have to tell Mom.” “Wait,” Eric said. “First listen to what the police officer told us. He said he would call in the license number and description of our car. The police will look for it. But he said they may not find Dad’s car.” “Wow!” “Dad’s dry-cleaning—a few shirts and his good ...