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Books in First Kids Mystery series

  • The Case of the Rock 'N' Roll Dog

    Martha Freeman

    Paperback (Holiday House, June 1, 2012)
    Most days Cammie is tired of being the daughter of the first female president of the United States and just wants her real life back. She's feeling the stress of having to be on display so often. Plus, her oversized and overly enthusiastic dog Hooligan keeps getting into trouble. That's why she's thrilled when her very favorite group, the famous teenage sensation called The Song Boys, is scheduled to perform at a literacy event at the White House. But when White House objects disappear, the event is in jeopardy. With some help from her younger sister Tessa and Hooligan, Cammie tackles the mystery—and helps save the concert.
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  • The Case of the Missing Dinosaur Egg: First Kids Mystery #5

    Martha Freeman

    Paperback (Holiday House, Jan. 15, 2014)
    A week before the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn, First Kids Cammie, Tessa, daughters of the first female president, and their cousin Nate attend the opening of a new dinosaur exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History. As the prize display, a seventy-million-year-old dinosaur egg, is being presented, it cracks, and a tiny hatchling emerges! This is no dinosaur, but an ostrich. But where is the real dinosaur egg? Readers will quickly be caught up in this new mystery with the First Kids as their investigation leads them behind the scenes at the museum. Library Media Connection praised the First Kids Mystery series: "In the spirit of Harriet the Spy, Encyclopedia Brown, and Cam Jensen, Freeman has created two youthful, contemporary protagonists who will shine."
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  • The Case of the Piggy Bank Thief: First Kids Mystery #4

    Martha Freeman

    Paperback (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Although a stolen piggy bank is normally no big deal, this particular bank belongs to seven-year-old Tessa, whose mother is the president of the United States. When her eleven-year-old sister, Cammie, finds out that the piggy also held an old coin their dog, Hooligan, dug up from the White House lawn, the case really gets complicated―and delicate. The coin in question, they realize, is probably the one archaeologists have been trying to uncover and is worth millions! The girls have got to find the culprit and the coin and turn it in or their mother will have a major scandal on her hands.
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  • The Case of the Piggy Bank Thief: First Kids Mystery #4

    Martha Freeman

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Although a stolen piggy bank is normally no big deal, this particular bank belongs to seven-year-old Tessa, whose mother is the president of the United States. When her eleven-year-old sister, Cammie, finds out that the piggy also held an old coin their dog, Hooligan, dug up from the White House lawn, the case really gets complicated―and delicate. The coin in question, they realize, is probably the one archaeologists have been trying to uncover and is worth millions! The girls have got to find the culprit and the coin and turn it in or their mother will have a major scandal on her hands.
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  • The Case of the Ruby Slippers: First Kids Mystery #3

    Martha Freeman

    Paperback (Holiday House, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Aunt Jen, the official White House hostess, is being thrown a surprise party with a Wizard of Oz theme, but when a box arrives from the Smithsonian, the slippers that Judy Garland wore in the movie aren't in it! Never fear, First Kids Cammie and Tess are on the case. White House dog Hooligan finds one slipper, but no one knows where or how. A surprising revelation reveals the thief's identity. Filled with humor and White House inside information, this third First Kids Mystery is exciting from start to finish.
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  • The Case of the Ruby Slippers: First Kids Mystery #3

    Martha Freeman

    Hardcover (Holiday House, March 1, 2012)
    Aunt Jen, the official White House hostess, is being thrown a surprise party with a Wizard of Oz theme, but when a box arrives from the Smithsonian, the slippers that Judy Garland wore in the movie aren't in it! Never fear, First Kids Cammie and Tess are on the case. White House dog Hooligan finds one slipper, but no one knows where or how. A surprising revelation reveals the thief's identity. Filled with humor and White House inside information, this third First Kids Mystery is exciting from start to finish.
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  • The Case of the Bug on the Run: First Kids Mystery #6

    Martha Freeman

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 2013)
    On a visit to the National Zoo, First Kids Cammie and Tessa find themselves taking home an unwanted Madagascan hissing cockroach. They name her Maddie, but before long Maddie goes missing! Once she is returned, the FBI realizes that the bug has been bugged. Someone wants access to top secret White House business. . . . As always, suspects are plentiful. With First Dog Hooligan's help, the First Kids are on the case.
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  • The Case of the Diamond Dog Collar: A First Kids Mystery #2

    Martha Freeman

    Paperback (Holiday House, June 1, 2012)
    Tessa and Cammie, the president’s daughters, investigate when a diamond is mysteriously missing from their dog’s collar.
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  • The Case of the Rock 'N' Roll Dog: First Kids Mystery #1

    Martha Freeman

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Oct. 1, 2010)
    Daughters of the first female presidentof the United States solve a WhiteHouse mystery with the help of theirdog.
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  • The Case of the Missing Dinosaur Egg: First Kids Mystery #5

    Martha Freeman

    Hardcover (Holiday House, April 1, 2013)
    A week before the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House lawn, First Kids Cammie, Tessa, daughters of the first female president, and their cousin Nate attend the opening of a new dinosaur exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History. As the prize display, a seventy-million-year-old dinosaur egg, is being presented, it cracks, and a tiny hatchling emerges! This is no dinosaur, but an ostrich. But where is the real dinosaur egg? Readers will quickly be caught up in this new mystery with the First Kids as their investigation leads them behind the scenes at the museum. Library Media Connection praised the First Kids Mystery series: "In the spirit of Harriet the Spy, Encyclopedia Brown, and Cam Jensen, Freeman has created two youthful, contemporary protagonists who will shine."
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  • The Case of the Diamond Dog Collar: A First Kids Mystery #2

    Martha Freeman

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Oct. 1, 2011)
    Tessa and Cammie, the president’s daughters, investigate when a diamond is mysteriously missing from their dog’s collar.
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  • The Case of the Bug on the Run: First Kids Mystery #6

    Martha Freeman

    Mass Market Paperback (Holiday House, Aug. 31, 2014)
    On a visit to the National Zoo, First Kids Cammie and Tessa find themselves taking home an unwanted Madagascan hissing cockroach. They name her Maddie, but before long Maddie goes missing! Once she is returned, the FBI realizes that the bug has been bugged. Someone wants access to top secret White House business. . . . As always, suspects are plentiful. With First Dog Hooligan's help, the First Kids are on the case.
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