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, rush to the hospital with his mom. There, in the waiting room, something valuable disappears. Click, click! Cam starts to unravel the mystery. Will Cam solve it before her Valentine sibling is born?
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Gr. 2-4. With her mother about to give birth on Valentine's Day, Cam has plenty on her mind, but that doesn't interfere with her detective interests or her famous photographic memory. Cam, her friend Eric, and his mother are in the hospital waiting room, when Eric's mother discovers that her purse has been stolen. Quick-thinking Cam goes into action, discovering the thief's identity, recovering the purse, and foiling a car theft as well. The "25th Anniversary" sticker on the cover is a reminder of the long-lasting appeal of this accessible mystery series. The newest story within will not disappoint; it offers familiar characters in a new situation, foreshadows events with simple clues, and follows through with a satisfying ending. Carolyn Phelan
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David A. Adler lives in Woodmere, New York. Susanna Natti lives in Bedford, Massachusetts.
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I write both fiction and non-fiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later. Of course, since I'll be spending a lot of time with each main character, why not have him or her be someone I like? Andy Russell is based, loosely, on a beloved member of my family. He's fun to write about and the boy who inspired the character is even more fun to know. Cam Jansen is based even more loosely on a classmate of mine in the first grade whom we all envied because we thought he had a photographic memory. Now, especially when my children remind me of some promise they said I made, I really envy Cam's amazing memory. I have really enjoyed writing about Cam Jansen and her many adventures. For my books of non-fiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. My first biography was Our Golda: The Life of Golda Meir. To research that book, I bought a 1905 set of encyclopedia. Those books told me what each of the places Golda Meir lived in were like when she lived there. I've written many other biographies, including books about Martin Luther King, Jr; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Helen Keller; Harriet Tubman; Anne Frank; and many others in my Picture Book Biography series. I've been a Yankee and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades so I wrote Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. It's more the story of his great courage than his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig. I am working now on another book about a courageous man, Janusz Korczak. My book One Yellow Daffodil is fiction, too, but it's based on scores of interviews I did with Holocaust survivors for my books We Remember the Holocaust, Child of the Warsaw Ghetto, The Number on My Grandfather's Arm, and Hiding from the Nazis. The stories I heard were compelling. One Yellow Daffodil is both a look to the past and to the future, and expresses my belief in the great spirit and strength of our children. I love math and was a math teacher for many years, so it was fun for me to write several math books including Fraction Fun, Calculator Riddles, and Shape Up! Fun with Triangles and Other Polygons. In my office I have this sign, "Don't Think. Just Write!" and that's how I work. I try not to worry about each word, even each sentence or paragraph. For me stories evolve. Writing is a process. I rewrite each sentence, each manuscript, many times. And I work with my editors. I look forward to their suggestions, their help in the almost endless rewrite process. Well, it's time to get back to dreaming, and to writing, my dream of a job. David A. Adler is the author of more than 175 children's books, including the Young Cam Jansen series. He lives in Woodmere, New York.
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By Ruthann H. (Bethalto,IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery (Hardcover)
I love Cam books.My 7y/o grandaughter introduced me to her a few years ago. We always read Cam books together.The newest is our absolute favorite.I am a retired OB nurse and some of the mystery happenings actually occured where I worked.Some of the terms such as maternity were out of date.Birth Center is the most current term in our area.This is a book I would highly recomend to any other Cam fan or anyone expecting a new sibling.A great book to suggest in a Sibling Class.5 STARS all the way :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This review is from: Cam Jansen: Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery #25 (Mass Market Paperback)
MY DAUGHTER FELL IN LOVE WITH CAM JANSEN SERIES.MY FAMILY PICK UP A COPY WHENEVER THEY GO TO A BK STORE FOR HER.THIS ENCOURAGES HER TO READ TOO.WE HAVE DONE SCHOOL PROJECTS WITH THESE BOOKS.I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT CAM IS UP TO IN THE NEW BOOK.I WILL CONTINUE TO GET THESE BOOKS FOR MY DAUGHTER.SHE GOES TO THE 5TH GRADE IN SEPT.THE SERIES IS GREAT FOR EVERYONE.
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This review is from: Cam Jansen: Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery #25 (Mass Market Paperback)
My daughter loved reading Cam Jansen books when she was in second grade. The books are mainly 2nd and 3rd grade reading level.
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Jane Jansen, Mildred Norman, Valentine's Day New!
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