Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery (Paperback)

~ (Author), Susanna Natti (Illustrator) "Crash! Eric Shelton was driving a small racing car in an amusement park..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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Gr. 2-4. Cam (short for Camera) Jansen and her faithful companion, Eric Shelton, encounter yet another mystery as they try to raise funds for charity by selling fudge bars and rice cakes. (They never do explain the mystery of that unlikely combination.) This time Cam spots a woman behaving suspiciously in the vicinity of a supposedly vacant house. It requires only Cam's photographic memory (which she activates by saying "Click" constantly), deductive reasoning, and a short surveillance for the duo to ascertain that a criminal is hiding out and to alert a grateful police force. Cam satisfies the childhood fantasy of being smarter than adults and dealing successfully with mystery and danger, and young readers seem to be able to tolerate the clicks and to suspend reality in order to marvel at her wonderful ways. Another fix for the beginning readers who demand mystery books. Sheilamae O'Hara --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"Action-packed from the seemingly innocent beginning to the satisfying end".

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141306483
• ISBN-13: 978-0141306483
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,126,855 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cam Jansen is one of the Best Kid Detectives I've ever read, January 18, 2005

By	llumynia (The Sunshine State) - See all my reviews

You have to love Cam Jansen. When you're a kid, you read all of these stories about magic powers, mystery, and adventure. But everyone tells you magic can't exist. Cam Jansen manages to solve every case without the use of magic... she's a real girl. That's what makes her special and what makes you want to red more and more. Cam Jansen is a real kid superhero, and the thought that a person like her could actually exist... makes her the best kid detective ever!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cam Jansen book lover, December 9, 2001

By	Donna "babyonahill" (Virginia, United States) - See all my reviews

This book was not the best Cam Jansen. It was a little boring. I love most of Cam Jansen's books. Cam Jansen and the mystery of the Carnival Prize is my favorite so far.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kevin's Review of Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery, January 11, 2001

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This review is from: Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery (Hardcover)

This book was about a girl called Cam Jansen. Cam is short for Camera because she has a camera mind. She goes "click" and she can remember things. I liked the story because it was a mystery book and I like mystery stories. I liked the part about the sneaky person next door to Cam's friend and how Cam figured out the mystery about this person. I would recommend this book to other kids who like mystery books, because this was a really good book.