Cam Jansen - Case #16 - The Ghostly Mystery

Sep 29, 2026

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A spooky incident unfolds in a concert ticket line when a ghost appears and scares people by yelling “Boo!” and circling nearby. Cam Jansen, along with family and bystanders, respond as the ghost’s actions escalate—especially when a young child becomes frightened. Tensions rise between those calling for the ghost to be stopped and adults debating what kind of threat it represents, setting up a mystery to solve using Cam’s photographic memory.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages72

Reading Time1 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

Mystery

The Ghostly Mystery

CamJanSenThe Ghostly # Mystery David A.Adlern FEB 2013 There's something spooky goingon in the concert ticket line. “Someone should stop that ghost,”Eric said."He's scaring lots of people." The ghost yelled,"Boo!"and waved his armsat a group of teenagers.They yelled,"Boo!"andwaved their arms back at him. Then the ghost held up his arms and ran incircles around a small boy and his mother.Whenthe ghost yelled,"Boo!"the boy grabbed onto hismother and cried. “Scaring young children is not funny,”AuntMolly said. "That's an evil ghost,"the man in the suit said. "Hey,you!"a security guard from the back ofthe line called out.“Stop that!” CASE\#16 ## The GhostlyMystery David A.Adler llustrated by Susanna Natti PUFFIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group,345 Hudson Street,New York,New York 10014,U.S.A.Penguin Group (Canada),90 Eglinton Avenue East,Suite 700,Toronto,Ontario,Canada M4P2Y3(a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd,80 Strand,London WC2R ORL,England Penguin Ireland,25 St Stephen's Green,Dublin 2,Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd)Penguin Group(Australia),250 Camberwell Road,Camberwell,Victoria 3124,Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd,11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park,New Delhi-110017,India Penguin Group(NZ),67 Apollo Drive,Rosedale,North Shore 0632,New Zealand(a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa)(Pty)Ltd,24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank,Johannesburg 2196,South Africa Registered Offices:Penguin Books Ltd,80 Strand,London WC2R ORL,England First published in the United States of America by Viking, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc.,1996 Published by Puffin Books,a division of Penguin Young Readers Group,1998,2005This edition published by Puffin Books,a division of Penguin Young Readers Group,2011 131517192018161412 Text copyright ◎David A.Adler,1996Illustrations copyright ◎ Susanna Natti,1996 Logo illustration copyright O Penguin Young Readers Group,2010All rights reserved THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESSHAS CATALOGED THE VIKING EDITION AS FOLLOws: Adler,David A. Cam Jansen and the ghostly mystery/David A.Adler ;illustrated by Susanna Natti.p.cm.—(A Cam Jansen adventure;16) Summary:Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a thief disguised as a ghost. ISBN:0-670-86872-8(hardcover) [1.Robbers and outlaws-Fiction.2.Ghosts—Fiction.3.Mystery and detective stories. I.Nati,Susanna,i.II.Title.III.Series:Adler,David A.Cam Jansen adventure;16. PZ7.A2615Caaf 1996 [Fic]—dc20 96-15250 CIP AC Puffin Books ISBN 978-0-14-240287-0 Printed in the United States of America Except in the United States of America,this book is sold subject to the condition thatit shall not,by way of trade or otherwise,be lent,re-sold,hired out,or otherwisecirculated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or coverother than that in which it is published and without a similar conditionincluding this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser The publisher does not have any control over and does not assumeany responsibility for author or third-party Web sites or their content. For Alyse,Samuel,Hillel,and Jacob

FAQs

What does the ghost do in the concert ticket line?

The ghost yells “Boo!” and waves its arms, then runs in circles around a small boy and his mother.

Why does the ghost cause concern?

People worry because the ghost is scaring many attendees, including young children, which adults consider unfair or dangerous.

What is the central premise of the book’s mystery?

Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a thief disguised as a ghost.

Sep 29, 2026

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