Category Archives: Mystery

Belle Prater’s Boy

Posted on February 22, 2011 by karriecox

Belle Prater’s Boy By Ruth White ISBN: 0374306680, c.1996 Twelve-year-old Gypsy is all excited when her cousin Woodrow moves in with their grandparents next door. Woodrow’s mother, married to a coal miner in a remote holler, has disappeared without a … Continue reading →

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Runaway Friend

Posted on February 17, 2011 by karriecox

The Runaway Friend. By Kathleen Ernst ISBN: 1593692986, c.2008 A Swedish girl, Kirsten, is faced with the challenge of living on the American frontier in Minnesota.  It is a time where neighbors help neighbors out.  Enter Erik Sandal, who got … Continue reading →

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From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Posted on February 16, 2011 by karriecox

From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler By E. L. Koingsberg.   ISBN: 978-1416949756, c.1977 “They’re standing on the toilets, still, hiding until the museum closes and their adventure begins” “I can’t stand the injustice in my home!” Claudia … Continue reading →

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