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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In this book, the children pry into a teacher's secret love affair from the past, and it's even more terrible than it sounds, since the result of the "mystery" is perfectly obvious to the reader long before the characters figure it out. I owned this book for a while as a hand-me-down, because some friends didn't want it, but I eventually decided that I didn't want it either. Even before I had any idea how horrible the Mandie series was, I knew that this was one of the worst in the series.
This one has the intrigue and mystery factor dialled up a bit more, although the mysteries are not crime related, they are more about unravelling secrets from the past, and it seems when you unravel one two more appear.
I thought she was a little hard done by in this one, but anyway.
Will we eventually find a motivation for her nemesis behaving the way she does?
Christian content was there, although it is still on the light side.
I thought she was a little hard done by in this one, but anyway.
Will we eventually find a motivation for her nemesis behaving the way she does?
Christian content was there, although it is still on the light side.
After getting into trouble in the school attic, Mandie and Celia are assigned to clean said attic. During this, they find an old trunk containing some very intriguing, but dangerous, papers from the past.
Loving how all these stories flow as one long story, picking to where another leads off. Much more suspense in this one, but also some resolutions and closure for major characters, with plenty of life lessons along the way
Loving how all these stories flow as one long story, picking to where another leads off. Much more suspense in this one, but also some resolutions and closure for major characters, with plenty of life lessons along the way
About this book:
“Mandie and her best friend return to the attic to investigate and discover a set of old letters which include some important and exciting information.”
Series: Book #5 in “Mandie” series. (Read the reviews of: #1 Here! #2 Here! #3 Here! And #4 Here!) {There also is the “Young Mandie Mystery” series, (Book #1 review Here and Book #2 review Here!) but they do not connect together well}
Spiritual Content- Talks about God & trusting Him; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God (but not when “the Lord himself” is said; Prayers & a Blessing over food; A few Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, and prayed; A couple mentions of Heaven; Uncle Ned refers to Heaven as “happy hunting ground”; A mention of a graveyard.
Negative Content- April’s baaaaaack! (Not as bad this time though.)
Sexual Content- Reading old love letters & a mention of a man’s lips not touching a woman’s; Mentions of Joe & Mandie marrying when they’re older.
-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 12
P.O.V. of Mandie
Set in 1900
126 pages (also available in a collection with four other Mandie books.)
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Pre Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
New Teens- Five Stars
Early High School Teens- Four Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
My personal Rating- Four Stars
I think the Mandie series gets better as it goes. :)
*See my thought on this series versus the younger series, Here!
Link to Review:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/2015/08/mandie-and-trunks-secret-by-lois-gladys.html
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
“Mandie and her best friend return to the attic to investigate and discover a set of old letters which include some important and exciting information.”
Series: Book #5 in “Mandie” series. (Read the reviews of: #1 Here! #2 Here! #3 Here! And #4 Here!) {There also is the “Young Mandie Mystery” series, (Book #1 review Here and Book #2 review Here!) but they do not connect together well}
Spiritual Content- Talks about God & trusting Him; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God (but not when “the Lord himself” is said; Prayers & a Blessing over food; A few Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, and prayed; A couple mentions of Heaven; Uncle Ned refers to Heaven as “happy hunting ground”; A mention of a graveyard.
Negative Content- April’s baaaaaack! (Not as bad this time though.)
Sexual Content- Reading old love letters & a mention of a man’s lips not touching a woman’s; Mentions of Joe & Mandie marrying when they’re older.
-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 12
P.O.V. of Mandie
Set in 1900
126 pages (also available in a collection with four other Mandie books.)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
New Teens- Five Stars
Early High School Teens- Four Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
My personal Rating- Four Stars
I think the Mandie series gets better as it goes. :)
*See my thought on this series versus the younger series, Here!
Link to Review:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/2015/08/mandie-and-trunks-secret-by-lois-gladys.html
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
For my full, non-spoiler review: https://christianlovingbooks.blogspot.com/2019/02/mandie-and-trunks-secret-review.html
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Solid mystery set in the school. Love the descriptions of the dresses. Do enjoy learning more about the girls with each subsequent book and seeing different settings.