Before Internship 1, I had never heard of Cam Jansen. The students in the second grade classroom that I'm in LOVE reading about Cam Jansen. They can't wait to switch their books out each week and get a new Cam Jansen book in their box. Since I saw how excited they got over this series I decided to read one. I now know why they love them so much! This series is based on a girl who has a photographic memory. She walks around and says "CLICK" and it's like her brain is taking a picture. These memories help her solve all kinds of problems and mysteries that happen in this series. I decided to read Cam Jansen: The Mystery at the Haunted House because I love Haunted Houses. I really enjoyed this book and thought the author did a great job making the reader feel like they were actually apart of the mystery themselves.
David Adler does a great job describing how Cam's mind works and how important it is in helping her solve the mysteries. In this book Cam remembered details about the Haunted House and that helped her figure out who the thief was that stole her Aunt's wallet.
This book and series for that matter would be a great way to teach details during writing. As teachers we need to make sure our students are good writers and that they provide important details. If the author wasn't as detailed in this series then we as readers wouldn't really get how important it was that Cam has a photographic memory. Adler is also very detailed about the setting and other characters which is very important in writing as well. I can't wait to read more books from this series.
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