About book Trixie Belden And The Mystery Of The Phantom Grasshopper (1977)
A childhood favorite re-visited.Is the story as good as I remember? – YesWhat ages would I recommend it too? – Ten and up.Length? – Most of a day’s read.Characters? – Memorable, several characters.Setting? – Real world, pre - computer and pre - cell phone.Written approximately? – 1977.Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? Yes. A slight mention of the time frame of the story - as the teens are given far more freedom to come and go as they please than would be safe today. Also, the absence of computers, cell phones.Short storyline: Trixie and Honey are stumped when their favorite grasshopper weathervane disappears. Bobby unexpectedly helps them find the clues, through the usual false leads and suspecting strangers they don't know as accomplishes.Notes for the reader: A great mystery! No violence (only referred to from the past), no murder.
If I am looking around for a fun, comfort read, there is none better than the Trixie Belden series. In this story the town hall weather vane, Hoppy the Grasshopper, is stolen and it is up to Trixie and her friends to solve the mystery. What I learned from reading this story is that weather vanes were popular in the northeastern part of the United States and to be on the lookout for them on programs such as Antiques Roadshow as examples of folk art. Trixie is back with her best friend Honey and her brother Jim and Trixie´s brothers Brian, Mart, and Bobby. The stories my be formulaic but that is what makes them special, like meeting up with old friends.
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Growing up, I loved reading these books! I liked Trixie Belden much better than the Nancy Drew mysteries, probably because I could relate more easily to Trixie and her friends. The cases they worked on seemed more realistic, and they didn't have an endless supply of money and cars at their disposal to chase after the villains. :) This is a really fun series. The books were out of print for a long time, but I heard that they've released a new edition of most of the books. I'm excited to start collecting them.
—Ariana
