Synopsis: Cam Jansen and her best friend Eric have headed to the beach. But after a day of sun and fun, they can't find Cam's mother. Was she abducted by aliens? Is she in disguise? "Click," says Cam, and the hunt is on.The Cam Jansen Adventure series has been a favorite with older readers for years. With the addition of the Cam easy-to-reads, now younger readers are able to help solve mysteries meant just for them. When it's time to make the transition…

Synopsis: What do you do withoutyour best friend?Jamie isn't afraid of anything. Always ready to get into trouble, then right back out of it, he's a fun and exasperating best friend.But when something terrible happens to Jamie, his best friend has to face the tragedy alone. Without Jamie, there are so many impossible questions to answer -- how can your best friend be gone forever? How can some things, like playing games in the sun or the taste of the…

Synopsis: Readers are invited to help the Clue Club solve eight mini-mysteries that take everyone all over town, from the bowling alley to the classroom. Original.

Synopsis: A Newbery Honor Book"An irresistible Southern narrator—a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird." —NewsdayRising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with…

Synopsis: When Neal and Julie agree to help Eric straighten up his basement, they never imagine that they're in for more than getting a little dusty. But as the three kids follow a soccer ball into the small room under the basement stairs, the floor suddenly evaporates to reveal a rainbow staircase to another world!Before they have a chance to look around, they are caught in the midst of a battle. Shiny red men riding giant lizards are shooting arrows…

Synopsis: A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.

Synopsis: Using her photographic memory Cam Jansen joins Eric in solving the mystery of how some of the school computers were stolen.

Synopsis: No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory!Can Cam help catch the diamond thief? Cam and her friend Eric are sitting at the mall when the jewelry store is robbed. Cam sees the thief, but the police arrest the wrong person. Now it's up to Cam to catch the real criminal!The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine…

Synopsis: Based on the popular Parker Brothers board game, CLUE Jr., here are eight great mysteries. Short, fun-filled and featuring the game's characters, these stories are great for early chapter book readers. Each mystery includes visual hints in black-and-white drawings throughout and solutions printed at the end of each chapter.