Mystery of the Haunted Cave
Publisher:
Meadowbrook Press
Pages: 102
Source: Review
copy from publisher
Genre: Middle
Grade Mystery
From Goodreads:
Thirteen-year-old Becca and her friends Sierra, CJ, and Jonnie
are determined to win the gold medal for Troop 13 at the Gold Rush Jamboee. But
they face stiff competition from the other troops -- especially Troop 7, whose
members love to pull pranks on them. When a mysterious clue hints at treasure
buried in Camp Miwok's Haunted Caves, Becca and her friends are determined to
get their hands on that, too -- even if it means sneaking from camp, hanging
out with bats, and being threatened by robbers...
Mystery of the Missing Mustangs
Publisher:
Meadowbrook Press
Pages: 112
Source: Review copy
from publisher
Genre: Middle Grade
Mystery
From Goodreads:
The four fearless scouts from Troop 13 are back again for
another wild adventure, this time at a dude ranch in the western plains of
Nevada. While learning how to care for horses, thirteen-year-old Sierra and her
three best friends CJ, Becca, and Jonnie learn about the mysterious
disappearance of government-protected wild horses, one of which was supposed to
be adopted by their new friend Devyn. When the four friends decide to help
Devyn find her horse, they discover it won’t be easy, not with a suspicious
rodeo owner standing in the scouts’ way and leading them to believe someone is
stealing the horses and using them for illegal purposes....
My Thoughts:
I have to say I really loved these books. They reminded me of reading The Hardy
Boys or Nancy Drew when I was a child.
I loved how much knowledge about the area or subject was put into each story. In The Mystery of Haunted Cave the girls not only
had to earn their badges, but they had to search for a treasure they weren’t
sure existed. They had to rappel,
solve a puzzle while making their way through caves and then set a trap that
would not harm the animal they caught.
Readers get an insight into scouting and mining.
In The Mystery of the Missing Mustangs the girls are taken
to a Dude Ranch. They learn all
about taking care of horses. They
learn from the bottom up. They must
learn to muck out stalls, feed and care for their horses, then learn to
ride. It is while they are there
they meet Devyn the Ranch owner’s niece. She is adopting a wild mustang. There is a problem, Silver Star the
horse she is adopting has gone missing along with several other mustangs. The girls must do their best to help
solve this mystery.
If you are looking for clean, fun, reads then this is an author
you need to check out. The
mysteries are fulfilling, not too hard.
I liked learning about mining and wild mustangs and how they are protected. These are books that will definitely
find a place on my shelves at school.
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