Jo Hammet

Jo Hammet is a female human fifth grader who first appeared in JumpStart Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective.

Appearance
Jo is a fifth grade girl with short orange hair. In JumpStart 5th Grade, her eyes are drawn as white ovals, and she wears a red headband, a gray T-shirt which she appears to be wearing over a white shirt, blue shorts, and red and white sneakers. She often rides a skateboard to get from place to place.

In later appearances, she is drawn much more realistically in order to fit in with the other characters, and also has longer hair.

In JumpStart Adventure Challenge, she wears a white shirt with a pink collar, blue pants, and pink and white sneakers.

In the JumpStart Spy Masters series, Jo wears a white T-shirt with blue trim over a dark pink shirt. She also wears jeans and large red sneakers. She has green eyes.

Personality and Characteristics
Jo Hammet is a very tomboyish character. In JumpStart 5th Grade, she is an inquisitive, brave, and often sarcastic "kid detective". She enjoys skateboarding, and also rollerskating according to Adventure Challenge. Apparently, she is also fond of detective movies, as she plans to watch a marathon of them at the start of JumpStart 5th Grade. Bernie is an old friend of hers. In the Spy Masters games, she tends to use a lot of stereotypical skateboarder lingo and slang, and is more aggressive than the other characters.

JumpStart Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective
Jo is out to investigate the crimes of the villain Dr. X. At the end of the game, she receives national fame for putting a stop to Dr. X's scheme, but she doesn't let it go to her head.

JumpStart Adventure Challenge
Jo appears in the skateboarding and inline skating games.

JumpStart Spy Masters: Unmask the Prankster
Jo is a member of the Spy Masters.

JumpStart Spy Masters: Max Strikes Back
Jo is a member of the Spy Masters.

Trivia

 * Jo Hammet's name may be a tribute to detective novel writer Dashiell Hammett.