The Camp Knock Knock Mystery (Yearling First Choice Chapter Book) [Paperback]

Betsy Duffey (Author), Fiona Dunbar (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Yearling First Choice Chapter Book

Willie and Crow are back at camp. Last year, Willie won the joke contest and was the knock-knock king. Now Crow wants to get him back. But Willie has a secret weapon--or does he? This time Crow takes charge as Willie must solve the clues hidden in knock-knock jokes to get back his secret weapon--a knock-knock joke book.

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

In this entry in the First Choice Chapter Book series, Willie is the reigning knock-knock king. Last year he knew all the best jokes. This year, though, Crow threatens to usurp his title. Willie isn't worried, for he has a secret weapon--a book of knock-knock jokes. But when he opens his backpack, the book is missing. What has Crow done with it? Crow will only talk in jokes, so most of the communication comes in the form of knock- knock variations, including the clues he leaves as to the book's whereabouts. On the last day of camp, Willie and his friend Slug piece together the clues' common thread--the word trunk--and find the book on top of a neatly folded stack of clean clothes in Willie's footlocker. That means Willie hasn't changed clothes all week, so everybody pitches in to get them dirty before his mother arrives. This is a lightweight work from Duffey (Virtual Cody, p. 799, etc.), but it's neatly plotted and cleverly written. The full-color cartoons provide visual clues for readers and help further smooth the path to independent reading. (Fiction. 6-8) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Willie and Crow are back at camp. Last year, Willie won the joke contest and was the knock-knock king. Now Crow wants to get him back. But Willie has a secret weapon--or does he? This time Crow takes charge as Willie must solve the clues hidden in knock-knock jokes to get back his secret weapon--a knock-knock joke book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. (June 9, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440413109
• ISBN-13: 978-0440413103
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,112,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Betsy Duffey began writing in 1990 and has published over twenty children's books, including a number of popular series. Her books have been Junior Library Guild selections, Crown Award nominees, and have been nominated for state awards in over twenty states including the California Young Reader Medal, the Texas Bluebonnet Award and the Florida Sunshine State Young Reader Award. Her books have been Parent's Choice and Children's Choice selections. Betsy's books have been translated into Japanese, Korean, Dutch and Danish, and included in numerous book clubs.

Betsy lives with her husband, Bill, and puppy, Arlo, in Atlanta. She currently writes with her sister, Laurie Myers. You can visit them at their facebook page: Writing Sisters or at writingsisters.com