Ron Roy
Author of The Absent Author
About the Author
Ron Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 29, 1940. After high school, he joined the Navy for two years. He received a Bachelor's degree in literature from the University of Connecticut and a Masters degree in teaching from the University of Hartford. He was an elementary school teacher show more for numerous years. His first children's book, A Thousand Pails of Water, was published in 1978. Soon afterwards, he stopped teaching and became a full-time writer, but he still visits schools around the country. He is the author of the A to Z Mysteries series, the Capital Mysteries series, and the Calendar Mysteries series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Birthdate
- 1940-04-29
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Connecticut (BA, English)
University of Hartford (MA, Early Childhood Education) - Occupations
- children's book author
mystery writer
teacher - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Places of residence
- East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Connecticut, USA
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While a cute series and concept, these books are riddled with child neglect and endangerment… often times the parents are absent and allow the children to travel with strangers or spend the night in questionable places. Fun to read but not the best example of parenting…
While a cute series and concept, these books are riddled with child neglect and endangerment… often times the parents are absent and allow the children to travel with strangers or spend the night in questionable places. Fun to read but not the best example of parenting…
This is a super cute mystery series...it's perfect for beginner sleuths! It's sort of a modern day Nancy Drew meets Goosebumps...... but, unlike Goosebumps, the possible monsters never turn out to be real.... the jr detectives always figure out the logical truth...like the Scooby Doo gang.... so, it's a good option for children who find real monsters too scary.
There are some highly unrealistic elements, and inaccurate info in some of them.... so, I'd recommend parents read through first and show more make sure there's nothing thats important enough to them personally to correct. There's also some odd carelessness from the adults in the series....ie; allowing the children to go off with strangers, etc......so, parents may want to reiterate stranger danger.
Overall, the series is cute, entertaining, and should keep kiddos interested. show less
There are some highly unrealistic elements, and inaccurate info in some of them.... so, I'd recommend parents read through first and show more make sure there's nothing thats important enough to them personally to correct. There's also some odd carelessness from the adults in the series....ie; allowing the children to go off with strangers, etc......so, parents may want to reiterate stranger danger.
Overall, the series is cute, entertaining, and should keep kiddos interested. show less
This is a super cute mystery series...it's perfect for beginner sleuths! It's sort of a modern day Nancy Drew meets Goosebumps...... but, unlike Goosebumps, the possible monsters never turn out to be real.... the jr detectives always figure out the logical truth...like the Scooby Doo gang.... so, it's a good option for children who find real monsters too scary.
There are some highly unrealistic elements, and inaccurate info in some of them.... so, I'd recommend parents read through first and show more make sure there's nothing thats important enough to them personally to correct. There's also some odd carelessness from the adults in the series....ie; allowing the children to go off with strangers, etc......so, parents may want to reiterate stranger danger.
Overall, the series is cute, entertaining, and should keep kiddos interested. show less
There are some highly unrealistic elements, and inaccurate info in some of them.... so, I'd recommend parents read through first and show more make sure there's nothing thats important enough to them personally to correct. There's also some odd carelessness from the adults in the series....ie; allowing the children to go off with strangers, etc......so, parents may want to reiterate stranger danger.
Overall, the series is cute, entertaining, and should keep kiddos interested. show less
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- Works
- 127
- Members
- 79,647
- Popularity
- #153
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 315
- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 6
- Favorited
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