trixie belden and the happy valley mystery

Christopher Pike Midnight Club Show (2).This is an excellent story, and I enjoyed it as much as ever. From this point on, the Bob-Whites just are. The books between the Julie Campbell books and this one are transition volumes.

The Julie Campbell books are excellent and serve to set up the premise of the series. In my opinion, the series hits its stride with this book. Trixie turns 14 at the end of this book, and her age is frozen at 14 for the rest of the series. How very odd for Jim to give Trixie a bracelet that is not sentimental but just happens to have his name engraved on it. Oh, really? The bracelet has 'Jim' engraved on it.

On page 19, we learn that the bracelet that Jim gave Trixie in the previous book is not a sentimental gift. I have always considered this cover to be creepy and scary. Gaye also goes out to the marsh, and Gaye's adventure leads to complications for Miss Rachel, who may end up losing her home. Gaye is a very snobbish young girl, and she is also very unhappy. Gaye will be playing in a recital and has to practice constantly. Meanwhile, a child prodigy named Gaye is staying with the Wheelers. During the outing, Trixie and Honey meet Miss Rachel, who is the last of the Martins. Brian gives Trixie directions to Martin's Marsh. In Trixie Belden #10, The Marshland Mystery, Trixie wants to replace Miss Bennett's herb collection, which was destroyed by a clumsy student.

I did not enjoy this book, aside from the flood scene which I still enjoy. The book is not much of a mystery, and there is no real detecting. In fact, this book reads much like a malt shop book, which is not my kind of book. With this book, the Bob-Whites have paired off into couples that are suddenly slightly romantically interested in each other. The other half of the story consists of too much information about 4-H, sheep farming, jackrabbit hunting, and comparisons between Iowa and New York. Half of the story is Trixie made into a laughingstock. I did not enjoy seeing Trixie get laughed at over and over. Trixie's stupid mistakes are too stupid for me. I used to love this book, and the flood scene with Jim, Trixie, and Honey is one of my most vivid memories from reading the Trixie Belden books while in the sixth grade. All of the adults laugh at Trixie's exploits as she vows to solve the mystery. Trixie keeps accusing the wrong people of being thieves based only on how suspicious she thinks they look. When Trixie learns that Uncle Andrew's sheep are being stolen by thieves, she is immediately on the hunt for the culprits. In Trixie Belden #9, The Happy Valley Mystery, the Bob-Whites stay with the Beldens' Uncle Andrew on his sheep farm in Iowa.

Trixie belden and the happy valley mystery