The Case of the Spooky Sleepover

Jigsaw Jones Mystery #4

by James Preller, R.W. Alley (Illustrations), John Speirs (Illustrator)

Jigsaw Jones finds himself investigating the perfect case and piecing together all the ghostly clues when Ralphie Jones cannot sleep at night because something is making scary noises in his room. Original.

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Chapter Books, Realistic Fiction, Fiction

80 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

James Preller (born 1961) is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries, which are published by Scholastic Corporation. He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. James Preller lives in Delmar, New York with his wife Lisa and their three children.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/jamesp...

Reviews

[Laila · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know a book is good when you ask your six year-old if they want to read another chapter together and they say "Yeah!" with gusto. My son really likes these and I do too. They make him laugh out loud and the mysteries are compelling for the chapter-book set. My favorite thing about them is how the kids *aren't* snarky or sassy with grown-ups.

[Meghan]

One of the first chapter books I remember reading on my own. My first-grade teacher started reading it to us, but even at six years old I was impatient to know what happens, so my dad took me out to buy it at the book store. He made me read a few pages just to make sure I could actually read it and wasn't memorizing from what the teacher had read. I remember that so well! :)

[Kelly (kellyreadingbooks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

🧩synopsis:
Jigsaw Jones finds himself investigating the perfect case and piecing together all the ghostly clues when Ralphie Jones cannot sleep at night because something is making scary noises in his room.

🧩thoughts:
I loved this series as a kid! I had a few from the Scholastic book fair that got lost over the years so when I saw one I used to own at a library book sale for 50 cents I had to get it for nostalgia! The kids still crack me up in this series, the dialogue is just fantastic. And there is always a learning lesson in them (this one it was nocturnal animals). I'll definitely pick up more at used book sales as I find them!

5/5 ⭐️
80 pgs 📚

[Julia Orr · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite part of the book is when Ralphie Jordan`s brother comes into his room and says, "You don't wanna hear a scary story do you?" Ralphie and Jigsaw want to hear the story. Ralphie's brother tells them that one day a man died at their house. His brother fills a glove with mud and puts it and two grapes in a box and says, "In this box is the flesh of the dead man's body." This story was spooky but it had a good ending because the case was solved. Mila sees a shape moving in Ralphie`s yard.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I only read the first 2 chapters with Rose. One night at bedtime she said, "Mom, you know how you say that I can read without you? I'm going to read this book without you." She proceeded to just finish the whole book (staying up past her bedtime), occassionally emitting "Wow!" or a sigh of delight. She was shocked that there wasn't really a ghost, only a teenage prankster. It was a joy to see her love sustained solitary reading so much, and to be floored by a "twist". I love seeing her discover the world; in this case, a literary trope that for many of us is a cliche was to her a revolution.

[Ariel Jensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve been going through books from my childhood, trying to decide which ones are worth keeping. I had to reread this one because I couldn’t remember it at all. About a little boy detective who solves everyday mysteries of the people around him. A super fast read and I actually smiled a few times. It’s cute, but the story was too superficial without any underlying morals and the characters weren’t memorable. Sadly, I will be donating this one.

[Souline · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE Story is about one boy name Ralphie Jorden he was the popular kid in the classroom ,
and one day he saw he's friend jigsaw , and he told him that I wont to ask you a question ??
Do you believe on ghost?/ and Ralphie ask why? and then he said that I think my house is haunted, and then they solve the problem together , and finally they knew that Ralphie brother was doing all this.

[The Bookish Panda]

Borrowed from a little free library, and read to my son. It's a cute little kid's book. This book 4, but it seems to be ok to read out of order. Will be looking for others in the series to read to Little Panda.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luisa : When I get into the book, I just don't want to put it down! My favorite chapter was the last chapter.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book I have read in this series and I am looking forward to reading more.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the fourth book in the Jigsaw Jones series of mysteries by James Preller. Our youngest really likes them; she says they remind her of the Nate the Great stories, which she also loves.

This story was fairly simple and straightforward, but we liked the plot. It's not a Halloween story, but with a ghostly theme, it's a good time of year to read this book. It was a fun story to read aloud and we enjoyed reading it together.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this Jigsaw Jones Mystery book; his friend thinks his house is haunted. So he hires Jigsaw to figure things out. In the meantime at school they learn about naucturnal animals and what they do and survive. And after the class takes a field trip and they learn more (and the listener-reader does too) Jigsaw puts some of those lessons to use to help close this case! The ending isn't really what you expect!

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Something is making spooky noises at night, keeping little Ralphie Jordan awake. It's the perfect case of Jigsaw Jones, but will it turn out to be more then he bargained for?

This was super cute. I read this to my 4 year old and he laughed through most of it. Now he wants the rest of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries!

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very good book and I highly suggest it for adults as well as kids. Sometimes as adults we forget how fun kids books are, until maybe we are reading one to them and we think, hey, this isn't too bad :)

Preller has just the right mixture of content, so that whether your 6 or 60, you will love this book.

[Cecelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

One day at Jigsaw's school, Ralphie comes over and tells him there's a ghost at his house. Jigsaw has a sleepover with Ralphie because the ghost only comes out at night. They catch the ghost, only it's not a real ghost. It was someone else, but I'm not telling!

[Shaurya(aka Aryan) · Rating 5 out of 5]

i relly liked it.

[Taylor Troncin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in elementary school. I liked his stories a great deal. I think my local library carries some of these books - would love to revisit his stories sometime.

[carrietracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, not actually spooky mystery good for primary grades.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 34923 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1.0
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, VP

[Illey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mystery is upon us and Jigsaw is the guy for it. As the fourth book in the series, I must say that I truly enjoyed reading it. I would recommend it for young readers, with a thing for mysteries.

[Mariah Roze · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my students read this yesterday to me! Very cute read :)

[Monica Boddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ralphie thinks his house is haunted so he hires his friend Jigsaw Jones to come and investigate. They end up solving the mystery after piecing all of the information together. A lesson on investigating would be really cute with this book. How to piece information together to form an opinion or get to the truth. The setting is at Ralphies house.