Mystery

Cam Jansen series, by David Adler
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Cam Jansen series, by David Adler

Fifth-grader Cam Jansen’s photographic memory helps her solve mysteries.  When she wants to remember something, she focuses on the object or scene, closes her eyes, and says “click.”  This is how Jennifer Jansen got the nickname, Cam, which is short for camera. Cam works with her best friend and detective assistant, Eric Shelton. There are…

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Koningsburg
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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Koningsburg

Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, an eccentric old woman who sits in her mansion researching anything that peaks her interest, writes about Claudia and Jamie Kincaid’s adventure in a letter to her solicitor, Saxonberg, who just happens to be Claudia and Jamie’s grandfather.  Mrs. Frankweiler tells their story just as they told it to her.  …