Young Cam Jansen and the Substitute Mystery

Young Cam Jansen Mysteries #11

by David A. Adler

Cam and her classmates have a forgetful substitute teacher. First, he forgot the homework assignment. And where did he put his jacket? But when his car keys and cell phone go missing, everyone starts to did he lose them or were they stolen? Readers will love to click along with Cam as she solves this latest easy-to-read mystery.

Genres: Childrens, Mystery, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

David Abraham Adler is an American children's author. He was born in New York City, New York in 1947. 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, which was published that year.

Adler married psychologist Renee Hamada in 1973, and their first child, Michael, was born in 1977. By that time Adler had taken a break from teaching and, while his wife continued her work, he stayed home, took care of Michael, and began a full-time writing career.

Adler's son, Michael S. Adler, is now the co-author of several books with his father, including A Picture Book of Sam Adams, A Picture Book of John Hancock, and A Picture Book of James and Dolly Madison. Another son, Edward, was the inspiration for Adler's Andy Russell series, with the events described in the series loosely based on adventures the Adler family had with Edward's enthusiasm and his pets.

As of November 2008, Adler has three sons and two grandsons. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

(source: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Elizabeth S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another pretty good young Cam Jansen. This one kinda makes you wonder where the sub left his brains.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another fun installment in the Cam Jansen series. The Young Cam Jansen books are shorter and made for beginning readers and our girls really enjoy reading these. We can read them together at one sitting and they like to try to solve the mysteries. The story about a scatter-brained substitute is a good one, demonstrating the importance of listening closely as well as watching carefully to solve mysteries.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

At AR BL: 2.6, Young Cam Jansen walks into class to find out her teacher is out today. What will happen? Who will cause the substitute the most trouble? What will happen when the new teacher loses something important? Read Young Cam Jansen and the Substitute Mystery to find out!

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The guy who was in this book lost his lunch box, his keys and his coat, but he still taught the class for the rest of the day. It was a fun and happy book.

[Brittni Sample · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can remember reading the Cam Jansen books with my little sister and she always loved them as much as I did!

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a solid introduction to the Cam Jansen series for my son, although I did wish for a stronger story.