#68
Title: Trixie Belden and the Mystery on Cobbett’s
Island
Author: Kathryn Kenny
Genre: Fiction
Rating: B
Originally
Published: 1964
Dates:
10/2/16 – 10/11/16
Pages: 234
Lucky
13 in the series, Cobbett’s Island, in my estimation is one of the better books. Honey
and Jim’s folks have invited the Bob-Whites to the beach
for ten days where they have rented a house. The Bob-Whites arrive in a rain storm and get
settled into The Moorings. Peter Kimball, a young man who lives next door,
invites them to sail with himt. One evening while on Peter’s boat they notice
that a buoy light is out. Peter reports
that someone has been smashing buoy lights lately. So the search is on to find out who the bad
guys are.
Soon
after the Bob-Whites arrive, they find a letter in a book. Trixie reads the letter aloud to the
others. The communique, written by Ed,
is addressed to Mr. C and refers to a chart Ed has hidden which when followed
will reveal where the money is. Don’t
you just love these types of mysteries?
I do, too. It’s a great tale in
which, of course, the mysteries are solved.
Throughout
the story we learn, along with the Bob-Whites, how to sail a Laser, participate
in a thrilling sailboat race and experience the joys of body surfing in the
waves off the island. We visit a Whaling
Museum and Ethel’s Bakery owned by a woman who is key to solving the mystery of
who’s entitled to the $1,000, once it is located!
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