Book 8, 2016

[chez_jae]

Last night, I finished reading The Mystery of the Emeralds by Kathryn Kenny. It is the 14th book in the "Trixie Belden" series for young adults.

While helping her mother clean out the attic, Trixie discovers an old letter, mentioning a hidden emerald necklace. Sensing a mystery, she involves the rest of the Bob-Whites. They travel to Virginia with Diana's parents, which is where the letter originated from. Trixie begins to piece clues together, and along the way, they make new friends and encounter a shady character who is also bent on finding the hidden emeralds.

The story was engaging and well-plotted, and it was a refreshing change from murder mysteries and urban fantasy.

Favorite line: "This trip has been about as useful as a refrigerator at the North Pole."

Four out of five:

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Comments

[robinellen.livejournal.com]

I read all the Trixie Belden books when I was a kid (at the time, there were only 34). They're awesome. :)

[chez-jae.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't know how many there ended up being. Huh. I loved them as a girl, too, which is why I began snapping them up again as an adult. Yay!