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Listening Library (2004)
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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Mystery. Trixie�??s summer is going to be sooo boring with her two older brothers away at camp. But then a millionaire�??s daughter moves into the next-door mansion, an old miser hides a fortune in his decrepit house, and a runaway kid starts hiding out in Sleepy
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LibraryThing member rachelellen
Trixie doesn't make the same stupid mistakes in every book. Trixie's dialogue flows a good deal more naturally than Nancy's or Frank & Joe's. Trixie is a country girl who loves to ride horses. Trixie didn't get a car for her birthday, and Trixie is only thirteen/fourteen, and Trixie's family isn't
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rich, and Trixie's friends and siblings seem far more like real people than the cardboard cutouts tossed into the Stratemeyer books. Whenever I see a girl reading Nancy Drew, I tell her about Trixie Belden. Show Less
LibraryThing member SunnySD
Opening volume of the series.
In which Trixie meets Honey, the "poor little rich girl", evades babysitting duty and feels guilty about it, discovers her first mystery, and sets about solving it with Honey's help.
I love them all -- some more than others, of course. Trixie and company were wonderful
In which Trixie meets Honey, the "poor little rich girl", evades babysitting duty and feels guilty about it, discovers her first mystery, and sets about solving it with Honey's help.
I love them all -- some more than others, of course. Trixie and company were wonderful
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childhood, rainy-day companions. I loved Trixie's independence and spirit as a young adult, and I'm still fond of her today. Show Less
LibraryThing member Bookshop_Lady
The first 5 books of the Trixie Belden series were among my favorite books from the ages of 8 through 12. Even now, as a grandmother, the books still hold their charm and their magic. Very well-written, delightful stories and characters.
LibraryThing member AustenRedinked
I own all of the Trixie Belden books, but I'm not going to take the time to put them all on here. Let's just say that I spend much of my childhood reading and re-reading these books.
LibraryThing member BoundTogetherForGood
Nice book for girls beginning to read mysteries.
LibraryThing member macjest
The book that started it all.
I love the Trixie Belden series as it was so much more realistic than Nancy Drew. As a kid, I could totally relate to Trixie as we came from somewhat similar circumstances. I had older brothers that liked to tease and didn't always want me hanging around. I lived in the
I devoured the book and several more in the series. I wanted so badly to be just like Trixie and Honey and all the rest. Now, as an adult, it's a treat to go back and re-read these books from a simpler time.
I love the Trixie Belden series as it was so much more realistic than Nancy Drew. As a kid, I could totally relate to Trixie as we came from somewhat similar circumstances. I had older brothers that liked to tease and didn't always want me hanging around. I lived in the
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country and didn't get to see my classmates during summer vacation. I was bored and wanted to have adventures. And here was Trixie who got to do just that!I devoured the book and several more in the series. I wanted so badly to be just like Trixie and Honey and all the rest. Now, as an adult, it's a treat to go back and re-read these books from a simpler time.
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LibraryThing member molliewatts
Trixie Belden was always a favorite of mine - the girl-next-door super-sleuth, with two older brothers and a rich best friend - just what I always wanted. This is the first book, when Trixie meets her neighbor, "poor little rich girl" Honey Wheeler, and they investigate a nearby crumbling mansion.
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The setting is New York state, in the Catskills, which is a perfect place for sleuthing. Trixie is from an ordinary family - she is the only girl, with two older brothers and a younger brother she is always having to babysit; she has to do chores and go to school. This is the book that starts all of the Trixie Belden and Bob-Whites of the Glen adventures, and they only get better. Show Less
LibraryThing member cvosshans
This story hasn't changed since it appeared many years ago - it hasn't lost its appeal either! Trixie and Honey are perfect examples of how two unlikely girls can become the best of friends. Although the concept of two girls having so much freedom, solving mysteries etc.... might be unbelievable
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for some, this story pulls it off. The characters are likeable and their situation is enviable - who wouldn't want to have their lives? This book is suitable for mystery lovers, readers who like stories about friendship, tween or teen readers and most especially, adults re-living the stories of their youth! Show Less
LibraryThing member sdbookhound
One of my favorite books. I read this one over and over. Trixie makes a new friend in her rich neighbor Honey. They meet Jim who is related to the old miser that lives down the road. Jim was hoping to get help from his uncle but arrives just after the old man is taken to the hospital deathly ill.
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An exciting story of hidden treasure that is continued in book two. Just as fun to read today as it was when I was young. Show Less
LibraryThing member schroem
This would be a fun read for 5th, 6th, or 7th graders. It is a realistic fiction mystery novel. In each book of the series, Trixie goes on a new adventure. In this first book, Trixie thinks that her summer will be quite boring. Soon, however, she makes two new friends and sets out to find the
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fortune supposedly hidden in the old mansion nearby. Show Less
LibraryThing member satyridae
I know many wonderful people who love, love, love Trixie. My earliest memories of this series center around a supermarket in Coldwater Michigan which sold cheap Whitman hardcovers for 69 cents. Every so often, if I'd completely run out of REAL books (which is to say, books about HORSES), my mom
At the urging of some people whose taste in kidlit I respect, I revisited the first of the series. My recall was accurate. I'm not a Trixie fan. From the smarminess of calling one's maternal parent "Moms" to the inaccuracy about snakebite (garter snakes don't leave puncture wounds!) and the loathsome whiny Honey, I was left unmoved. And if Trixie said "yummy-yum" one more time, I was going to dive into the pages of the book and box her ears.
It got better toward the end, and I confess to a certain degree of curiosity about where they will find Jim. Tell me, Bob-Whites, do they improve as one continues?
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would buy me a Whitman book. It's where I first learned about abridged books, to my everlasting shock and chagrin. I remember the odd Trixie Belden, but didn't retain anything more concrete than a dismissive sort of feeling.At the urging of some people whose taste in kidlit I respect, I revisited the first of the series. My recall was accurate. I'm not a Trixie fan. From the smarminess of calling one's maternal parent "Moms" to the inaccuracy about snakebite (garter snakes don't leave puncture wounds!) and the loathsome whiny Honey, I was left unmoved. And if Trixie said "yummy-yum" one more time, I was going to dive into the pages of the book and box her ears.
It got better toward the end, and I confess to a certain degree of curiosity about where they will find Jim. Tell me, Bob-Whites, do they improve as one continues?
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LibraryThing member AprilBrown
A childhood favorite re-visited.
Is the story as good as I remember? – Yes
What ages would I recommend it too? – Ten and up.
Length? – Most of a day’s read.
Characters? – Memorable, several characters.
Setting? – Real world - pre internet, computers, air conditioning, and cell
Written approximately? – 1948.
Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.
Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? Yes. A slight mention of the time frame of the story - as the teens are given far more freedom to come and go as they please than would be safe today. Also, the absence of computers, cell phones, and air conditioning in homes, especially the mansion.
Short storyline: Trixie Belden begins the series by finding a best friend in Honey, and discovering Jim as a runaway.
Notes for the reader: A great mystery! No violence (only referred to from the past), no murder.
Is the story as good as I remember? – Yes
What ages would I recommend it too? – Ten and up.
Length? – Most of a day’s read.
Characters? – Memorable, several characters.
Setting? – Real world - pre internet, computers, air conditioning, and cell
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phones.Written approximately? – 1948.
Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.
Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? Yes. A slight mention of the time frame of the story - as the teens are given far more freedom to come and go as they please than would be safe today. Also, the absence of computers, cell phones, and air conditioning in homes, especially the mansion.
Short storyline: Trixie Belden begins the series by finding a best friend in Honey, and discovering Jim as a runaway.
Notes for the reader: A great mystery! No violence (only referred to from the past), no murder.
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LibraryThing member bekkil1977
Thirteen year old Trixie Belden is looking at a long, boring summer since her older brothers are away at camp. Then a girl just her age named Honey Wheeler moves into the Manor House estate next door. The girls become fast friends, Honey teaching Trixie how to ride horses and Trixie teaching Honey
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how to ride a bicycle. Honey is a very lonely little girl who has grown up in boarding schools and is afraid of everything, but Trixie convinces her to go explore the old mansion on Ten Acres, the property on the other side of Trixie's house. Old Mr. Frayne was just taken to the hospital and not expected to live, and rumor has it he has half a million dollars hidden in the house. The girls don't find any money, but they do find one James Winthrop Frayne II. Jim ran away from his evil stepfather, Jonesy, and came to Sleepyside looking for his great-uncle. The girls and Jim become fast friends, spending every spare moment searching the rundown old mansion for Mr. Frayne's fortune. Jonesy eventually tracks Jim down to the mansion and accidentally starts a fire. Luckily Jim got out of the mansion in time but Jonesy believed he died in the fire. The next day Jim is gone, run off again before Jonesy could catch him, and Mr. Frayne's attorney shows up looking for him. Turns out Mr. Frayne did have money, and it's all Jim's now, plus Mr. Rainsford, the attorney, wants to appoint a new guardian for Jim since he has testimony from Jim's neighbors about how badly Jonesy treated him. The girls decide it's too risky for the *real* authorities to hunt Jim down and somehow talk their parents into letting Honey's governess, Miss Trask, take them on a wild goose chase to find Jim in the Wheeler's luxurious trailer. Because thirteen year old girls have much better resources for finding missing persons than the actual police. Show Less
LibraryThing member LynnMPK
Boring. Trixie spends more time riding horses and feeding chickens than solving the mystery.
Language
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English
Original publication date
1948