Cam Jansen: the Mystery of the U.F.O. #2

This is the second Cam Jansen book I've bought for my second grade daughter. I've looked for books with good female characters, and Cam is definitely that: she's smart, observant, confident. These books are light, but that's exactly what I'm looking for for my young tween reader. There's no sass, no snarky, no attitude and certainly nothing inappropriate for the 7-10 year old crowd. Just a fun mystery that sets up and resolves like a fun episode of Scoobie Do.My daughter is a good reader and these chapter books are the perfect size for her. The chapters are the right length for finding a stopping place at bedtime. She can finish a book in a night or three of reading. The characters and story arcs are not complicated, allowing her to remember the story arc and the clues as she's reading. I find with my daughter that "reading" and "comprehension" don't always go hand in hand, but with the Cam books she seems to be able to pick up the big clues and big cues of the story and can give me an update of the last couple chapters she's just read. The mystery format of the book lends itself to her holding the pieces together in her head while she reads.Oh, and one thing I think is very important - I call it the read-aloud-ability factor. The two Cam books that I've read with my daughter score very high for me in being able to read them aloud to her (or her to me). There are just some chapter books that do not lend themselves to being read aloud with your kiddo. The word choices, sentence structure, whatever it is just doesn't let the story flow when reading aloud. Cam just seems to work well read aloud. This is a good thing, because though my daughter is an independent reader, I still enjoy reading aloud or listening to her read at bedtimes.All in all am very pleased with the Cam books. I'll be buying many more, just working my way down the line. I also like that they're available for Kindle, as they're fun to have on the go for long trips.

What daughter likes reading this book.

My daughter is given an hour of reading time every day after school and she loved it so much she begged for an extra 15 minutes to finish it! Needless too say I ordered the entire settlement next morning. So happy with the series and the great job the author did on the book!!

Both of my children have loved this series. It's great for kids just starting with chapter books.

My daughter reads better than the average five year old, and she reads A LOT. I was so happy that she likes this series because I cannot stand to buy her another dumb unicorn or fairy book. I have a hard time finding books at her level that she can relate to at such a young age. This one was great and she didn’t have any problems reading it.

Great book for an 8 year old!

Great

I give it 5 stars in this case moons. I've never before read a book that quickly. It was very good at entertaining.

Age appropriate

It was purchased for my son. He love it