Cam Jansen: The Basketball Mystery 
Cam and her friend Danny are headed to a basketball game. It is the coach’s last game, and will be followed by a party. Many guests are there to honor the coach, including the Governor. But when a special gift to the coach goes missing and of course, there’s only one person who can solve the mystery – Cam Jansen!
Cam Jansen mysteries are plentiful and easy to find. The font is large enough to not intimidate and there are plenty of illustrations to break up the text. They are usually listed as a Guided Reading Level L. I’ve seen Scholastic mark them as an N, but I disagree with that.
Age Recommendation: This is ideal for advanced first grade readers and many second graders. Some third graders will still be at this reading level and will enjoy it as well.
Sex, Nudity, Dating – Danny suspects a woman may have a basketball under her shirt but Cam thinks she has a baby “in there.”
Profanity – None.
Death, Violence and Gore – None.
Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking – None.
Frightening or Intense Things – None.
