Room One

A Mystery or Two

By: Andrew Clements

Narrated by: Keith Nobbs

Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

Ted Hammond loves a good mystery, and in the spring of his fifth-grade year, he's working on a big one. How can his school in the little town of Plattsford stay open next year if there are going to be only five students? Out here on the Great Plains, in western Nebraska, everyone understands that if you lose the school, you lose the town. But the mystery that has Ted's full attention at the moment is about that face, the face he sees in the upper window of the Andersons' house as he rides past on his paper route. The Andersons moved away two years ago, and their old farmhouse is empty and boarded up tight. At least it's supposed to be.

A shrinking school in a dying town. A face in the window of an empty house. At first these facts don't seem to be related. But Ted Hammond learns that in a very small town, there's no such thing as an isolated event. And the solution of one mystery is often the beginning of another.

©2006 Andrew Clements. All rights reserved (P)2006 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

• Mystery Writers of America 2007 Edgar Award, Best Juvenile

"Once again Clements captures real people and real issues, as he shapes another fine work of fiction." (Publishers Weekly)

the book is good

I read this book Room One at my school it was a very good book but there was so e parts of the I would change but overall good book

good

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LOVE IT!!

This book was amazing! I couldn’t stop listening to the audible until I finished!

Just like all of the other Andrew Clements books, I absolutely loved his room one mystery book, and also the reader Keith knobs. This is a must read ( or listen!)

Great book!

Not the ending we expected! Listened to and thoroughly enjoyed by a 7 year old 1st grader!

Room One

I wish the narration had used real kids. The story was really good. My favourite part of the story is when Ted meets April. I learned a lot about one room school houses.

Very cute.

What did you love best about Room One?

The narration paired with the story. A clever Ted Hammond is not only a perfectionist regarding accomplishments but he is prepared like every good scout. This is a modern time story and won't stand the test of time but it is an enjoyable story regarding farm children who are part of a team, not just a kid. Good for a family reading.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A film? Why waste the time and money? Books have an entirely different sensation. The are also custom fitted to each reader/listener because we choose the exact color of blue, the brand of peanut butter and size of someone's shoes. Films are overrated when it comes to the idea that all books should be turned to film. It is a rare specimen that is better than the book. Rare indeed!

LOVED IT!!

Where does Room One rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

My son loved this book! He chose it for a book report for school!

Any additional comments?

Love that you can add audio.. My son has dyslexia and it helps not only to have the audio but he can read along with the audio portion!

The best book ever

This was a great book

I liked the story
It was cool
It deserves a 1000000 star rating

Excellent story

Another great read and the narrator is great. My 11 and 9 year old loved it.

Missing Book Chapters

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

This book is unacceptable as it skipds several chapters. It goes meandering from Chapter 1 to5 to 10 and then 15. What gives audible? Are you guys going to fix this?