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First Kids
First Kids
Series · 6 books · 2010-2013
By
Martha Freeman
,
Glin Dibley
Books in series
#1
The Case of the Rock 'N' Roll Dog
2010
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. That's why she's thrilled when her very favorite group, the famous teenage sensation called the Song Boys, is scheduled to perform at the White House. But when a treasured White House object disappears, the event is in jeopardy.
#2
The Case of the Diamond Dog Collar
2011
Tessa and Cammie, the president’s daughters, investigate when a diamond is mysteriously missing from their dog’s collar.
#3
The Case of the Ruby Slippers
2012
“The Case of the Ruby Slippers” is a page-turning combination of mystery, fast-paced humor, animal antics and Americana. This time out, first kids Cameron, Tessa and Nate have to find and retrieve one of the Smithsonian’s most popular exhibits, the ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz..” Along the way first canine, Hooligan, will consider the chew-toy potential of the second most famous pair of shoes in the world; a Toto-lookalike will invade Hooligan's space; Tessa will give Cameron a tough choice: Love or detecting; and an impromptu game of hot potato (played with boxer shorts) will teach teen heartthrob Paul Song that lunch at the White House isn’t necessarily boring.
#4
The Case of the Piggy Bank Thief
2012
Tessa Parks, daughter of the president, has the best hiding place ever for her piggy bank. So when it disappears, she figures somebody must have stolen it. Is there really a thief loose in the White House? Meanwhile, a metal detector says there's gold buried on the White House South Lawn; but when the First kids have a look, they find only a hold in the ground. Is there a link between the two mysteries? And can too-energetic White House dog Hooligan track the culprit? FInd ou in the fourth installment of the funny, fast-paced First Kids Mysteries!
#5
The Case of the Missing Dinosaur Egg
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 "In the spirit of Harriet the Spy, Encyclopedia Brown, and Cam Jensen, Freeman has created two youthful, contemporary protagonists who will shine."
#6
The Case of the Bug on the Run
2013
First Kid Tessa loves pets, so when she finds out that a hissing cockroach at the National Zoo might meet a terrible fate, how can she resist adopting it? The rest of her family are not so thrilled, especially when the giant cockroach turns up missing. Did it escape? Or was it stolen? Who besides Tessa would want a cockroach? There is more to this bug than meets the eye in the sixth book about three mystery-loving kids (and one too-energetic dog) who live in the White House.
Authors
Martha Freeman
Author · 35 books
Glin Dibley
Author · 1 book