David A. Adler

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in New York City, New York, The United States

April 10, 1947

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http://www.davidaadler.com/

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Adler was born in New York City, New York. He graduated from Queens College in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics and education. For the next nine years, he worked as a mathematics teacher for the New York City Board of Education, while taking classes towards a master's degree in marketing, a degree he was awarded by New York University in 1971. In that same year, a question from his then-three-year-old nephew inspired Adler to write his first story, A Little at a Time, subsequently published by Random House in 1976. Adler's next project, a series of math books, drew on his experience as a math teacher. In 1977, he created his most famous character, Cam Jansen, originally featured in Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 11,592 ratings · 1,373 reviews · 283 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #1) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrations) 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,255 ratings — published 1980 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #3) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 589 ratings — published 1980 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the UFO (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #2) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 1980 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Television Dog (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #4) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 387 ratings — published 1981 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #6) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 1982 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chocolate Fudge Mystery (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #14) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Monkey House (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #10) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 1985 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Carnival Prize (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #9) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrations) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #16) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of the Circus Clown (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #7) by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1983 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by David A. Adler

Cam Jansen Mysteries (32 books)
by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator)
3.9040053404539385 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 7,490 ratings

Young Cam Jansen Mysteries (19 books)
by David A. Adler, Susanna Natti (Illustrator)
3.8203252032520325 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,230 ratings

Picture Book Biography (38 books)
by David A. Adler, John Wallner (Illustrator), Alexandra Wallner (Illustrator)
3.753398058252427 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,030 ratings

Bones Mysteries (9 books)
by David A. Adler, Barbara Johansen Newman (Illustrator), Barbara Newman (Illustrations)
3.418918918918919 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 222 ratings

Cam Jansen Mysteries Super Specials (2 books)
by David A. Adler, Joy Allen (Illustrator)
3.936046511627907 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 172 ratings

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“cam kept watching the woman.Then she whispered to Eric "that woman is hiding something.Shes wearing dark glasses and it isnt sunny out.Shes wearing a raincoat and its not raining.Theres sonthing in that bagthat shouldnt be there.Lets follow her .”
― David A. Adler

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