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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/19/14

Cam Jansen and the Tennis Trophy Mystery

TITLE: Cam Jansen and the Tennis Trophy Mystery
AUTHOR: David A. Adler                            ILLUSTRATOR: Susanna Natti
PUBLISHER: Puffin             PUBLICATION DATE: Reprint Edition, February 17, 2005
GENRE: Transitional                                     READING LEVEL: 3rd grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Cam loves reading mysteries, and she loves solving them even more. When Mr. Day’s trophy goes missing, Cam goes looking for clues. But will she be able to find it?
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have a classroom scavenger hunt. Divide the class up into different groups. Hide a trophy somewhere and make up different clues that the groups have to decipher in order to be able to find the trophy.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Faith Summers, Valdosta State University ECSE
                                                      LABELS: transitions, SCHOOL, curiosity
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