Module 9 : Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown

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SUMMARY

Aunt Molly's wallet was stolen at the circus. Cam begins to think that there is a clown that is up to something, and she's going to get to the bottom of it.

APA REFERENCE

Adler, D. (1998). Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown. New York: Penguin Group.

IMPRESSIONS

This was a cute book with some twists and turns for a young reader to enjoy. Cam Jansen are easy reads and a great way to get young readers into chapter books.

PROFESSIONAL REVIEW

[Review of the book Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown by David Adler]. Kirkus Review retrieved on October 27, 2014 from https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-a-adler-25/cam-jansen-and-the-mystery-of-the-circus-clown/

The latest Cam Jansen mystery, alas, is an open-and-shut case that makes only minimal use of her trademark photographic memory. (With a moment's thought, Cam's sidekick Eric could have solved it--and even the inattentive reader can hardly miss.) Cam, Eric, and Cam's scatty, loquacious, globe-girdling Aunt Molly (who supplies a smidgin of comic interest) are at the circus. Aunt Molly's wallet disappears. Other people's wallets disappear. A clown has bumped those people. Clown's themselves tan disappear, notes Cam, by shedding their disguises. At this point another clown misdirects her away from the Bumping Clown-who, it turns out, is his (female) accomplice. Nothing quite clicks (Cam even has to verify her own hunches here); but fans of the series will probably forgive it an occasional lapse.

LIBRARY USES
This book could be suggested to a small group for book club or a young reader starting chapter books.