The Marshland Mystery (Trixie Belden, #10)

by Kathryn Kenny

Other authorsPaul Frame (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

J3F.Ken

Publication

Random House

Pages

270

Description

Thirteen-year-old Trixie Belden and her friend Honey make several trips to the local marsh in search of herbs and flowers to replace their teacher's plant specimen collection and to look for the pirate treasure that is rumored to be hidden there.

Collection

Barcode

1475

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1962

Physical description

270 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

0375830502 / 9780375830501

User reviews

LibraryThing member allawishus
In this one, Trixie and her friends discover an old woman who lives near a marsh. They befriend her and try to help her - she's destitute and frail. Eventually they discover that one of the old lady's antiques is worth a lot of money and will help save her from going to the old folk's home.

There
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weren't too many interesting elements in this story; they tried to add a side plot about a spoiled violinist visiting Honey's family, but it basically went nowhere. She was kind of creepy though - she had a dog and she'd get mad if the kids didn't say hi to the dog. There's a weird side plot about a journalist with a vendetta against Trixie that never gets resolved. Maybe he'll show up in later books.
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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 - computer pre - air conditioning, pre - cell phone.

Written
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approximately? – approximately 1963.

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, Honey, Jim, and her brothers work to save Rachel Martin from losing her ancestral home to the highway and the bank. They meet a child prodigy, who makes Bobby seem normal, healthy, and well adjusted.

Notes for the reader: A great mystery! No violence (only referred to from the past), no murder.
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LibraryThing member bekkil1977
A violin prodigy, Gaye, is staying with Honey and her family, and Trixie and Honey are gathering samples from nearby Martin's Marsh for their science teacher, since her's were accidentally broken (clumsy student, no mystery there). When Honey and Trixie go to the Marsh, they meet Miss Rachel, the
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last of the Martins, who is living in a charming little cottage. There honestly wasn't much of a mystery here, come to think of it. Little Gaye runs away and everyone's in a panic, looking for her, until they find her hiding in Miss Rachel's barn. Trixie does spend some time looking for hidden treasure, but it turns out to be hiding in plain sight. I guess that was the mystery?
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Rating

½ (58 ratings; 3.9)

Call number

J3F.Ken
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