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Hi, I have a few mystery books for you!
1)I read this in late elementary or middle school, mid 90's. The main character was a young girl, 10-12 maybe, who had long red hair. It was set in pioneer times, I think, and the girl was around the Indians a good bit. She was a tomboy and maybe had several brothers. I keep thinking that the title of the book was her name and my mind keeps coming up with something along the lines of Cassie, but I could be waaaayyy off.
BOOK FOUND: Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
2) I remember checking this one out of the school library in 4th or 5th grade. I think it was a mystery and involved a dollhouse that was an exact replica of the home it was in. There were a couple children who were trying to solve the mystery, I think. I recall that a book in the library of the house(and dollhouse) kept falling off the shelf that was a clue and there was a secret cubby space behind a brick in the fireplace.
BOOK FOUND: The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
3)I read this one in middle school. It's about 3 girls that were best friends; I think one was named Rachel. They were 13-ish and were starting to discover boys and such. One of the girls started becoming part of the popular crowd and rejecting the others. I remember that she was a gifted flute player and had an older sister that had bad acne. At Halloween when they were still friends they dressed as witches and recited MacBeth-Bubble, bubble toil and trouble, etc. I think I may actually have this book packed up in my mom's attic or possibly the sequel to it if it had one.
BOOK FOUND: Just As Long As We're Together by Judy Blume
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2006-11-05 09:57 am (UTC)
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sounds totally like Caddie! I third this!
Yep, it's definitely Caddie Woodlawn! And I was really close on the name, surprisingly. Thanks!
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2006-11-06 12:53 am (UTC)
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definitely CAddie...
and if you ever find yourself near Western Wisconsin or Minneapolis St. Paul, take a short drive to Menomonie--you can visit the model they have set up for the Woodlawn homestead. Lots of fun. also within a short drive of several Laura Ingalls Wilder sites.
For #1, this is a total shot in the dark, but it's not by any chance any of the "Mandie" series of books, is it? No brothers, but there were other kids that had adventures with her, some of them boys. (I had two of the books myself and will have to re-read, because I'm realizing my memories are dim, but I know they involve Indians) I ask because when you first said the name "Cassie" I couldn't remember it was actually "Mandie" and thought that was her name, but after digging out the books I see that I was wrong. But figured I'd give it a shot! The first book is linked here if that helps.
hey. The 3rd one is called "Just As Long As We're Together" by Judy Blume. There's also a sequel called "Here's To You, Rachel Robinson".
Yay! I loved this book forever ago when I read it. Thanks!
Might #2 be The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright? I know I've read this one too, but I might be getting my books mixed up. @_@
I think that's it. Her description sounded familiar to me, and so does that title, and the description for it.
Agreed, I think that's the book.
I think that it was The Dollhouse Murders. The summary at B&N sounds right and I can't wait to read it again! Thanks!
#2 might be "The Ghosts of Austwick Manor", by Reby MacDonald. (I only know the title and author because it was one of the books someone tracked down here for me!)
I think that number 2 is actually Midnight in the Dollhouse by Marjorie Stover. Melissa must stay in bed for four months until her broken hip heals. Time moves unbearably slowly until Mother brings home a tiny doll family. From the very first day, Melissa and the dolls understand each other. Then young Cousin Valerie visits from her family's plantation, nearly ruined during the recent Civil War. She tells about a chest of gold that has disappeared from its hiding place. Without the gold her family home will be lost. It is up to the dolls to find a clue to the hidden gold--and somehow make Melissa hear their message.
I vaguely remember that there was also movie based on Betty Ren Wright's "The Dollhouse Murders." I loved her books when I was younger. I remember that the plot of that book involved the dolls acting out the murder that occured years prior, but I don't remember anything to do with the fireplace.
The fireplace detail comes from "Midnight in the Dollhouse," where the clues were hidden behind a loose brick and that the dolls showed where to look by sticking a fencing sword into the dollhouse fireplace.
I don't remember a fireplace in The Dollhouse Murders either, so even though I haven't read this other book it sounds like quite possible that this person may have read both books and melded them together.
No, the first one IS Caddie Woodlawn and the second is The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright.
did the dollhouse book involve a black and white checkered kitchen floor? somewhere in the 50s..i think. if not then you reminded me of a book that also involved a dollhouse but i cant remember what it is called or anything. :(
ok, i found the book that i was talking about which so happens to sound a lot like what you described. so, could number 2 be Time Windows by Kathryn Reiss?
"This is the story of thirteen year-old Miranda, who along with her Physician mother Helen and her father Phillip, (who is taking a break from university teaching) decide to pull up their roots in New York City for the small town life in the pre-Revolutionary war town of Garnet. They move into a large and majestic home that is very run down. Miranda is drawn to the attic where she finds a large dollhouse that is an exact replica of the Browne's new home. A slave who was hiding in this 'Galworthy' house during the civil war built the dollhouse. Amazing things happen to Miranda when she peers through the windows--she visits two families--one in 1904 and the other in the 1940's. She is a witness to all their comings and goings and conversations. She can even smell bread baking in the oven or the perfume that the lady of the house is wearing. Horrible things start happening to these families and eventually the same horrors plague the Browne family. Exact sentences are repeated throughout the century. There is a great mystery here and Miranda, along with her new friend Dan must solve it before the house destroys her family as it has in previous generations. "
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