The Case of the Ruby Slippers

First Kids #3

by Martha Freeman

Aunt Jen, the official White House hostess, is being thrown a surprise party with a Wizard of Oz theme. A dog that looks just like Toto will be there -- and so will the famous ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the movie. But when the box arrives from the Smithsonian Museum, the slippers aren't in it! Never fear, First Kids Cammie and Tessa are on the case. White House dog Hooligan finds one slipper, but no one know 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.

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 20, 2012

About the author

Martha Freeman was born in Southern California in 1956. It is not actually true that pterodactyls ruled the skies then, but her three children believe this.

Martha graduated from Glenoaks Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Junior High, and Glendale High School. Until Martha came along, Glendale High's most famous graduate was a fellow named Marion Michael Morrison. He later went into the film game and changed his name to John Wayne, which you might very well do, too, if you were a boy named Marion in unenlightened times. In 1978, Martha graduated from Stanford University with a degree in history. She remains Stanford's most illustrious graduate if not its most wealthy.
Stink Bomb Mom

Martha's First Book.

Martha worked as a newspaper reporter, copy editor, substitute teacher, college lecturer, advertising copywriter, and freelance magazine writer before she found her true calling as a writer of children's books in 1994. Her first book was "Stink Bomb Mom," now, tragically, out of print. She has since published 14 more books for children and as you read this, she is probably working on another one. Besides writing and visiting schools to talk to students, Martha teaches occasional classes at Penn State University, volunteers as an emergency medical technician, and works for a wonderful little company called Wall Street Communications. She is a very busy person.

Reviews

[M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Third book in the First Kids Mystery series. First kids Cammie and Tessa and their cousin Nate have to figure out who stole the Smithsonian's pair of ruby slippers from the White House. I really like the descriptions of the White House and what it may be like to live there, and the story itself would be fun for about early 3rd grade and up. I also like the notes at the end with some White House history concerning hosts and hostesses, guests, and parties. The ending seemed a bit jumbled with 2 different and unrelated bad guys as potential thieves.

[Nancy Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute new series for 2nd and 3rd graders about two girls, ages 7 and 10, who are the President's daughters. They live in the White House and like to solve mysteries. Their mother is the President, and there are many details about the Secret Service and White House Staff that make the book more interesting. They have a huge dog named Hooligan, who causes much mischief.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cammie and Tessa have a mystery to solve that originated in the White House: the case of the missing ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz.

(Don’t have to read others in series to understand)

[Melissa Dwyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Series Approved