I read the Mandie Books while in 5th and 6th grade. Mandie is a strong, independent girl with a series of friends and family who solves mysteries. I would liken her to Nancy Drew but with more heart. The stories also seek to have a moral or value to be learned. Her inquistive cat Snowball, best friends Celia and Jonathan make the stories that much ore interesting...Having said how much I enjoyed these stories as a child, I must say that trying to reread them as an adult was a mistake. The dialogue and situations are clearly meant only for the enjoyment of younger readers and I was mildy offended by Uncle Cal's character of the "Negro man"...very reminiscent of Uncle Remus and the racism that exists within that world.
Do You like book The Mandie Collection, Volume 1 (2007)?