pickI really enjoyed the 13th Trixie Belden book. The banter and teasing between the Bob-Whites was just like I remembered - and just the right amount of flirting between Jim and Trixie!! 😍
@BookmarkTavern was saying how it would be fun to know who ghost-wrote which books, so I did a little research yesterday, but it just looks like that list doesn't exist! The best information I could find is linked below, but it's a lot of hypotheticals. ⬇
pickA summer vacation gets upended when the BobWhites find a mysterious letter hinting at a map & a lost fortune. It‘s up to the club to track down the money, only someone else is looking too.
A solid mystery, & a pretty good resolution too! I really wish I could find a list of the ghost writers. Who leaves out Dan, who tones down Mart‘s bullying. I also really appreciate how Trixie‘s empathy is forefront through this whole story! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Trixie is 14 years old, so I don't think "frustrated" exactly qualifies as a "big word." The website I had been using for info on the Trixie books has disappeared, but I have a feeling this isn't one of my favorite ghost writers. Anybody have a source for those? #bobwhitebuddies
#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon
Reading some Trixie for #BobWhiteBuddies for my #HyggeHour tonight, along with tea & some dried mini bananas for a sweet treat.
Mood is tired, I‘m still batting the lingering cough of my cold. Not looking forward to another busy week at work.
My May TBR is aggressive & already in progress. Lots of readalongs & challenges including:
#SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #FoodAndLit #Bangladesh
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 (6 books) #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction2025
#JaneAustenThenAndNow plus some library books & a book for work.
Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Soubhiville, TheBookHippie, Texreader, Librarybelle, Crinoline_Laphroaig, Ruthiella, Catsandbooks, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair
April Recap: A great reading month where I finished 20 books thanks to lots of commuter flights & airport reading.
I read books for: #SundayBuddyRead #SheSaid #NancyDrewBR #BobWhiteBuddies #EBBR #LiteraryCrew
#AuthorAMonth #ChildrensClassicRead2025
#RiseUpReads #Roll100 #FictionalTraveler #ThematicCozies #MonthlyNonFiction2025
#JaneAustenThenAndNow #Naturalitsy & 2 #AuldLangSpine ⬇️
I didn‘t finish Rabbits for LSFBC but hope to finish in May
Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Soubhiville, TheBookHippie, JacqMac, Librarybelle, monalyisha, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, julieclair, AllDebooks
I was ready for spring, not over 80 degrees heat. 😂 #BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard
#BookSpin Wonderland, #DoubleSpin Tale of Kore
#Roll100 The Opposite of Loneliness, The King‘s English, Rising Strong
#OokBOokClub Men at Arms
#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery on Cobbett‘s Island
#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Emerald City of Oz
#QueerBC Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame
#ThematicCozies A Botanist‘s Guide to Rituals and Revenge
so-soW/ old friends coming for a visit, Trixie & the other BobWhites get swept up in the glamour of NYC, a strange statue, & a mysterious poem hinting at a great treasure.
Much bigger stakes in this one, & Trixie‘s recklessness reaches a new high. I really liked how integral Dan was at the end. Loved the intro of Dr Joe, & poor Ms Trask having to corral a bunch of headstrong kids while dealing w/ her own problems.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
pickI enjoyed April's #BobWhiteBuddies read even if it did feel a little ridiculous 😂 I also kind of wanted to hear from the fortune teller again! It was fun to meet back up with some friends from an earlier book, and super nice that Dan actually got to come be a part of the club! I thought it was interesting that his NYC knowledge played a part in rescuing Trixie. My biggest issue with this one was Trixie going off to meet the bad guys on her own ⬇
While I was looking this up, I found a couple of other interesting articles about the originator of Trixie, Julie (Tatham) Campbell. Both talk a little bit about how Campbell literally wanted to create an anti-Nancy Drew 😂 who wasn't perfect and had pesky things like chores interfere with life.
https://bookfever.com/trixie-belden-series/ - I thought it was interesting that Campbell also ⬇ 1d
https://www.series-books.com/trixiebelden/trixiebelden.html - I liked this article because I personally 100% agree with the writer of it about Nancy vs. Trixie - I love both!! But for entirely different reasons. ⬇ 1d