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The Secret of the Mansion
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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Trixies summer is going to be sooo boring with her two older brothers away at camp. But then a millionaires daughter moves into the next-door mansion, an old miser hides a fortune in his decrepit house, and a runaway kid starts hiding out in Sleepyside! From the Hardcover edition.
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Read4life
Trixie Belden and the secret of the mansion | Julie Campbell, Kathryn Kenny
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First on the series. Honey moves to town and she & Trixie become fast friends. Sleepyside will never be boring again. 🤓

#middlegrademonday @Karisimo

Karisimo Classic!! Thanks for posting! 2mo
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kimmypete1
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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I really enjoyed revisiting this childhood favorite with my niece!

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mrp27
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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April #SeriesLove2024 wrap up

Doing great with my middle grade series thus far but need to pick up more adult series.

TheSpineView Well done! 6mo
Andrew65 Well done on progressing the middle grade series 👏👏👏 6mo
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mrp27
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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Growing up I was a Trixie Belden girl & not a Nancy Drew girl. So for the first time as an adult I‘m reading Nancy Drew with the buddy read & I did my first adult reread of Trixie. I enjoyed it very much and I can now positively confirm that I‘m still a Trixie girl as I liked this so much better. I felt the characters & plot were more detailed & fleshed out. I still enjoy Nancy, she is a great mc but Trixie definitely has better storytelling.

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TheAromaofBooks
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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I had SO MUCH FUN rereading this and am not sure I want to stick to only one book per month 😂 I remember now how I found Trixie to be a much more relatable heroine than Nancy Drew (although I love Nancy very much) - closer to my age when I was reading these, a big family with lots of brothers, parents who make her do chores, her yearning for a horse, her enjoyment in being outside, etc. Trixie's adventures always felt more like something that ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) almost COULD happen in real life haha

Friends, we need a hashtag for our little reading group!! I'm open to suggestions - something with Bobwhite???

Did you enjoy your reread? Were there parts that you hadn't remembered or that surprised you? Was there anything that surprised you in a bad way?

I had forgotten that Trixie is kind of mean to Honey at first - thinks she's a wimp and laughs at her. I enjoyed seeing Trixie soften as the ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) story went on. It felt like their friendship developed well.

One thing that seemed weird to me on this reread - Trixie has so much love and respect for her parents that it honestly felt a little odd that she wouldn't trust them with Jim's secret. I understood why, but I honestly feel like in real life she would have confided in them for help. What do you think?

I was a bit shocked by the entire stray/“mad“ dog storyline. Why did this ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) dog keep chasing them!? And Jim just SHOOTS it?!!? My goodness!

I also hadn't realized that this book was originally published in 1948. My edition is 1977. I couldn't find any information as to whether these books got rewrites like Nancy Drew and some of the others did, but I think maybe no? Or not dramatically?

The ending feels a little abrupt. I know it's leading right into book two, where they head out to try and find Jim, but it ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) still felt sudden.

As an adult reader, I'm now somewhat interested in the adults in the story. What do you think of Trixie's parents, Honey's parents, and Honey's substitute parents aka Reagan and Miss Trask?

I honestly could talk about this book all day and how much I enjoyed it, so please let me know your thoughts and feel free to ask questions of your own!! There are only six of us, so when you comment, do tag everyone else who ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) has commented so we can keep the conversation going 😁 And let me know if you have any hashtag ideas 😂 #BobwhiteBash? #TrixieTroubles? Should we just be #BobwhitesoftheGlen?

@curiouserandcurioser @BookmarkTavern @DebinHawaii @Read4life @lauraisntwilder
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TheAromaofBooks Oh, and my actual hashtags for this book's review...

#192025 - 1948 - @Librarybelle
#100YearsofBooks
#WickedWords - Athlete @AsYouWish
#ISpyBingo - Blue Eyes, Front Porch
#BookSpinBingo
#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65
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Librarybelle Oh wow! 1948! 6mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 6mo
MaleficentBookDragon I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ these as a kid! My parents would buy me a new one for birthdays, doing chores, good grades, etc. BUT, never fast enough for my reading speed. I actually just donated my collection to the library and kind of regret it.😞 6mo
MaleficentBookDragon @TheAromaofBooks 1948?!?! I too thought they were written in the 70s. Can I join? 6mo
TheAromaofBooks @MaleficentBookDragon - I would love to have you along!! We are planning to read one book a month with a discussion around the 30th of each month. 6mo
TheAromaofBooks @MaleficentBookDragon - My understanding is that the same person wrote the first six books, which were published in 1948 and then throughout the 50s. Then, similar to the way Nancy Drew, etc., were written, the rest (33 more books!) were written by several people under the name of “Kathryn Kenny“ in the 60s through the 80s. I also always thought of these as more 70s books (maybe because of my editions) and hadn't realized they started so early! 6mo
lauraisntwilder My mom read these when she was about the same age as Trixie, which would've been in the early 60s. She told me the first one she got was the 3rd one and she spent Christmas day reading it and was "no help to anyone." ? I don't know what happened to her books though because I've never read them. I can see why she liked them though! I understood why Trixie didn't tell her parents about Jim. It wasn't that she didn't trust them, but that she ⬇️ 6mo
lauraisntwilder (Cont'd) wanted Jim to trust her. He asked her not to tell & she didn't want him to doubt her. I was surprised at how many things went wrong. A snake bite, both girls being thrown from horses or nearly being run over on a bike, the mad dog, a plane crash, a house fire, & I don't think that's everything! Trixie feels much more like a real person than Nancy Drew, who can do everything. @curiouserandcurioser @BookmarkTavern @DebinHawaii @Read4life 6mo
BookmarkTavern #BobwhiteBuddies ? I hadn‘t realized just how much happens in just one book! But I totally got Trixie‘s hesitance. Making real solid friends for the first time, and then being trusted with their secrets? I would have kept my mouth shut too. 😄 And I love how the parents aren‘t stupid, evil, or absent. Except Honey‘s parents. 😅 @lauraisntwilder @DebinHawaii @curiouserandcurioser @Read4life (edited) 6mo
curiouserandcurioser @TheAromaofBooks @BookmarkTavern @DebinHawaii @Read4life @lauraisntwilder @MaleficentBookDragon I had forgotten how much I LOVE Trixie!:) i also love Nancy Drew so much, but I think Trixie is probably much more relatable! Even though Trixie was kindof mean to Honey at first, I really enjoyed how their friendship developed. I also wouldnt mind reading more than one each month!❤ 6mo
TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder @BookmarkTavern @curiouserandcurioser - There were definitely a LOT of adventures in just one book 😂 I loved how while Trixie was a “natural“ at riding a horse, she still wasn't perfect right away and made mistakes. And like Krysta said, I really like how Trixie's parents seem like regular, kind, reasonable parents. I can definitely remember Trixie feeling more like a real person to me because she also had to do chores and ⬇ 6mo
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) and babysit her little brother!! I'm already so excited about reading the next book!! 6mo
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DebinHawaii
Trixie Belden and the secret of the mansion | Julie Campbell, Kathryn Kenny
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#ReadAway2024 #AwesomeApril #readathon #SeriesLove

Read along with @TheAromaofBooks & some friends for a book a month Trixie Belden readalong (we need a hashtag!) It‘s been a few years since I reread the series & this first book which sets it up with Trixie meeting poor-little-rich teen Honey Wheeler & them discovering runaway Jim Frayne hiding in the old mansion. I forgot Brian & Mart (Trixie‘s brothers) are away working at a boys camp for ⬇️

DebinHawaii … the summer so we don‘t get to meet them yet. The first book mainly sets the stage for coming books, although shades of Nancy Drew (& my #NancyNogginKnockout counter or #NNK ) both Trixie & Jim got hit on the head from a dive & a ladder fall respectively!! 🫣🤕 Gleeos! Looking forward to book 2 next month! (edited) 6mo
Ruthiella Two concussions in one book!?!? Watch out Nancy! 😂 6mo
TheAromaofBooks We definitely need a hashtag! I'm open to suggestions. Something with Bobwhite? 6mo
TheSpineView Well done! 6mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 6mo
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lauraisntwilder
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I finally broke down and ordered some Trixie Belden books from eBay, then I found a couple at a used bookstore. These were books my mom loved as a girl, but her copies have vanished. This first one was really charming (except for all the times they had chocolate with lemonade--and once it was pineapple juice 🤮). I can tell I'm going to like these.

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DebinHawaii
Trixie Belden and the secret of the mansion | Julie Campbell, Kathryn Kenny
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#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon #Litsolace

My #HyggeHour is going to start soon & a little earlier as I have to pick up a colleague early from the airport tomorrow & it‘s a day full of meetings.

Finishing up Pippi Longstocking for #ChildrensClassicRead2024 & the tagged book for a Trixie Belden read-along. Snacking on dill pickle trail mix.

Mood is channeling my inner child when times were easier because I‘m not happy about Monday at all! 😬

TheBookHippie 😅 I get that !! 6mo
Djspens Pippi, Trixie and pickles?! Three of my favorite childhood things! 6mo
LeahBergen Those snacks sound amazing! 6mo
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Chrissyreadit Those snacks Yum!!!! Also i think Pippi and Trixie sound like perfect companions. I was tbh a little jealous of both at times. 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I really enjoyed rereading Trixie - now I want to just binge the whole series 😂 Hoping to post a discussion post or two tomorrow!! 6mo
curiouserandcurioser @DebinHawaii @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie I have enjoyed Pippi and Trixie so much!! Binging the whole series sounds fun:) Little pieces of my childhood❤ 6mo
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BookmarkTavern
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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The old mansion, & its mysterious inhabitant, down the lane from Trixie‘s home becomes the source of Trixie and Honey‘s summer adventures.

It‘s been so long since I read these stories. & they are just as much fun as I remember. I love all the characters so much, and the setting is just charming. My mom lent me her old copy, & she was so delighted to hear other people had read these books. Can‘t wait to keep going! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

MamaGina Oh my, what a blast from the past! Trixie and her friends definitely influenced my life long love of reading mysteries. I read so many of these as a preteen. Thanks for sharing, love knowing you enjoyed revisiting this series! 💕 6mo
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TheAromaofBooks
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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Now that we've finished our Nancy Drew read for the month, I'm starting another childhood nostalgia series!! I read Nancy when I was younger, 9-10ish, and didn't discover Trixie until I was a little older, maybe 12-13. I remember finding her a more relatable character - where Nancy is almost superhuman in her skills, Trixie, with her everyday family, love of horses, and parents who made her do homework, felt more approachable! A few of us are ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) are going to read these together, one book a month, with discussions around the 30th. Anyone is free to join us!!

@curiouserandcurioser @BookmarkTavern @DebinHawaii - really looking forward to rereading these!!!
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mabell I LOVED Trixie!! I would look for her in secondhand shops on road trips growing up! I haven‘t read them since I was young, and I would be nervous to in case they‘re different than I remember 😬 7mo
DGRachel I never read this series. Tempting! 7mo
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MemoirsForMe How did I miss this series? 🤔 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @mabell @DGRachel @UwannaPublishme - I also loved these because HORSES 😂 I remember wishing that I had a rich friend with stables right up the road!! 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @mabell - you should join us for the first book and then go from there!!! 7mo
DebinHawaii Woo Hoo! I am excited & need to go dig book 1 off my bookshelves! 🎉📚🎉 Yay for Trixie & the Bob-Whites! 7mo
Read4life I have this series. Please tag me. I‘d love to join you. 7mo
lauraisntwilder I've been wanting to read these! My mom loved them, but her copies are lost somewhere in her house. (They were old, with pulpy paper, so I wonder if they've been stored poorly and have turned to dust!) I've been searching online, but haven't had much luck. I may have to read them as ebooks. 7mo
curiouserandcurioser @TheAromaofBooks I'm so excited for this! I love Trixie Belden!! 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @Read4life @lauraisntwilder - I added you both to the tag list!! 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder - My copies are all cheap ones from the 70s, so I am going to have to read them with caution!! Hope you can find them somewhere!! 7mo
mjtwo I was such a huge fan and still have most of the series at my parents‘ house. My youngest daughter is actually named Beatrix, which is my secret tribute. No one else seems to remember them! Such a lovely surprise to see it on Litsy. 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @mjtwo - Well if you find your copies and would like to join us, feel free to jump in any time!! That's actually fantastic about your daughter being named Beatrix - I think it's such a fun name!! 7mo
mabell @TheAromaofBooks It does sound fun! Are you starting April 30 or May? I still haven‘t started The Wind in the Willows 😅😆 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @mabell - We are starting this month, and then one book a month going forward. I actually haven't started Willows yet either! 😂 7mo
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TheAromaofBooks
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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I may regret this, because obviously I don't have enough buddy reads going on 😂, but is anyone interested in reading the Trixie Belden books with me? I'm thinking very similar to the Nancy Drew readalong - one book a month with a few discussion posts? Since we read ND in the first half of the month and discuss on the 15th, I'm thinking Trixie in the second half and discuss on the 30th?

If yes, start this month or in April?

@LitsyEvents

Nebklvr I think i only have one. I loved Trixie Belden (edited) 8mo
bookandbedandtea I thought I had a few of these but I just checked and they're Dana Girls books. This group read sounds fun but I think I'll skip it for now. 8mo
BookmarkTavern Oh that would be so fun! I‘m in! 8mo
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TheAromaofBooks @curiouserandcurioser @BookmarkTavern - I think it is just the three of us who are interested!!! Would you like to read The Secret of the Mansion in April and I'll post a discussion spot somewhere over the last weekend of the month? 7mo
curiouserandcurioser @TheAromaofBooks sounds fun to me:) 7mo
BookmarkTavern Absolutely! My mom and I read these books together years ago! I cannot wait to revisit them. 💖 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @curiouserandcurioser @BookmarkTavern - Yay!! Let's do it then!!! I really loved these back in the day so I'm super interested to see how they've aged 😂 I had such a crush on Brian of all people haha 7mo
curiouserandcurioser @TheAromaofBooks Im soo excited!! Cant wait:) 7mo
DebinHawaii @TheAromaofBooks @BookmarkTavern @curiouserandcurioser I saw this & forgot! If you don‘t mind d a 4th, I‘d love to join in. I loves me some Trixie & the Bob-Whites! 7mo
curiouserandcurioser @DebinHawaii Yay! So excited youre joining us:) 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @DebinHawaii - Yay!! The more the merrier!!! 7mo
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DebinHawaii
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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#AutumnPlease

Had to go with a childhood favorite for today‘s #Mansion prompt. Book 1 in the Trixie Belden series. The edition I own is pictured.

+6 #Scarathlon points for Team #SpookyGhostClub 👻🖤

LeahBergen I remember that cover well! 13mo
Eggs Brilliant 🖤🖤 13mo
CarolynM Me too @LeahBergen 🙂 13mo
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Sparklemn
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I‘m doing a slow re-read of my Trixie Belden collection as a distraction while I‘ve had CNN on 24-7 since Tuesday afternoon. I‘m wondering if this book was the source of my mild snake phobia. 😮🐍

CindiB I think it‘s the snake itself. I have a huge phobia and am not American, so feel confident saying this. 4y
Sparklemn @CindiB A garter snake slithered across my bare foot once. Totally harmless...but I cried. 😳 😜 4y
CindiB @Sparklemn I scream when I see a photo of them. Literally scream. Loud. 4y
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JessicaThunstromNelson
Trixie Belden and the secret of the mansion | Julie Campbell, Kathryn Kenny
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I love these books so much. And now I have nearly all of them (many of which I've never gotten to read before!), so you'll be seeing these covers from me for a while to come.

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neet_reads
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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#ThrowbackReadathon re-read.
This is the only Trixie Belden book I own, but I have a heap of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books. I'm actually tempted to put this book in my #CupidGoesPostal package, as I know my match loves mysteries like these!

drokka I loved this series. I became interested in cars because of 'the old jalopy'. I thought it was a sports car until my father tried hard not to laugh when I asked what it looked like. Turns out I was thinking of Jaguars. 7y
neet_reads @drokka 😂😂 I'll now think of you when I see a Jaguar! 7y
Clwojick @drokka I love it. 😂 7y
CarolynM I loved Trixie! The Mystery of the Emeralds was my all time favourite 7y
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kimmypete1
Trixie Belden and the secret of the mansion | Julie Campbell, Kathryn Kenny
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Rearranged some things in my living room and I can now display my Trixie Belden books. Passed down from my mom, I wished I had taken better care of them so they could be read by my nieces.(And also because some of these are originals!) #childhoodmemories

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VioletBramble
Trixie Belden and the secret of the mansion | Julie Campbell, Kathryn Kenny
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Day 23 #riotgrams #bookyouveownedlongest. I've owned this book since 1971 or 1972. Trixie Belden is my favorite girl detective. My mother read these books when she was young and passed them down to me.

LeslieO Awwwww, I saved mine until a couple years ago. They were so yellow and dusty! I loved Trixie! Mine were from the late 60s. 7y
VioletBramble @LeslieO My copies have seen better days. The publication dates of my books ranges from 1948-1971. I only saved 7 of my Trixies. Three of them are Marshland Mystery and two are Red Trailer mystery because those are my favorites. 7y
LeslieO I remember buying them at a little 5 and Dime store when I went grocery shopping with my mom. I think they were $1.99 each. 7y
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VioletBramble @LeslieO My one yellow cover 1971 Trixie has an 89 cent price tag 7y
LeslieO So either I got ripped off or my memory fails me! Haha! 7y
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Day 22 #childlike #maybookflowers Oooh, I have some catching up to do! I recently weeded out my bookcases and was able to unpack and shelve my favourite childhood books, including my beloved Trixie Belden books.

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Mindyrecycles
Trixie Belden and the secret of the mansion | Julie Campbell, Kathryn Kenny
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I thought Nancy Drew was the love of my life until I met Trixie Belden. I was a little girl and not much of a book critic, but I instantly loved that Trixie was a real girl like me who got into trouble with her mom and fought with her obnoxious brother. The mystery solving was just an excuse to get to spend time with Trixie. #girlcrush #octphotochallenge

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Never heard of these, but I will look into them now! I love Nancy Drew, too, so it will be great to see more female detectives for kids! 8y
Loreen I loved Trixie more than Nancy. And that edition is the same one I first read! 8y
Sue I loved Trixie too!! Nancy was not my cup of tea. 8y
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Beatrix 'Trixie' Belden was my #girlcrush when I was a tween. I loved her for her down-to-earth and realistic persona. She was a tomboy, struggled in school and experienced insecurity about her looks..things which I could relate to then. She finds mystery wherever she goes; together with her friends, they solved the mysteries and had so much wholesome fun. #octphotochallenge @LibrarianRyan

[DELETED] 2232195534 I loved the Trixie Belsen books too! 8y
[DELETED] 2232195534 *Belden... sigh. 8y
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ApoptyGina69
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I'm choosing Trixie Belden as my #literaryBestFriend! I have 1 through 16 in the series and they are all a bit tattered as I read them over and over from about 8 yrs old on. She's an amateur sleuth (like Nancy Drew) and Honey and Jim are her chums. Love her lots!! #octphotochallenge

Suzze Loved this series. 8y
AAdamson Loved Trixie! The first chapter book I read in a day. 🤓 8y
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BethM
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#augustphotochallenge feel good book. My mom got me started collecting Trixie Belden books when I was young. As an adult I've managed to complete my collection so I can now focus on specific editions. Not only are these books physically beautiful, but the stories pull me in to a happier simpler time. @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

BookishMarginalia I 💜Trixie! 8y
BethM @BookishMarginalia me too! I've even been able to collect some of the extras like quiz books and paper dolls! I fully nerd out about Trixie :) 8y
MrBook Nice collection 😊👍🏻! 8y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag Ooh! My mum had a couple that I borrowed (and never gave back 😇) from her youth! They are 👌 - how many are there? 8y
BethM @thegirlwiththelibrarybag there are 39. 35-39 are very hard to find and usually sell for about $70-$100 a pop- but last year on my birthday I cam across the last 4 in a used book store and he sold them to me for $16 for all 4 😱 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag That was an extremely awesome occurrence (and a brilliant bday gift from you to you ☺️) I've only read a handful (they're a bit thin on the ground in Australia) 8y
SirenaThean It looks like you have original editions of many of these. I remember them from my childhood and miss them greatly rarely finding someone that's even heard of them. 8y
BethM @SirenaThean I do. I've been collecting them for about 15 years now. I love them so much! 8y
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Loreen
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Jhullie My favourite childhood books. I had the whole set. I sold them to a school last year. 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi
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My fave squad will always be Dumbledore's Army, but my first fave squad was Trixie, Honey and the Bob-Whites. #Augustofpages #photobookchallenge

Sue Bob-Whites for ever :) 8y
Laura317 Yay! Bob-Whites! 8y
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DebinHawaii They were my pick too! I wanted a red BWG jacket so much! 👍😀 8y
Gulfsidemusing Hooray for Trixie Belden!! 8y
Pinkmeghan I was just telling my bff about these books just the other day!!! 💜💜💜 8y
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DebinHawaii
The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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Late #FunFridayPhoto - Growing up Trixie Belden was my idol. I wanted to live at Crabapple Farm in Sleepyside on the Hudson, be a Bob-White of the Glen, be a detective and solve mysteries with my friends. I inherited the first part of this 16 book set from my sister, collected the rest and now buy up the added-on paperbacks when I find them. 😀 About to start @24in48 --looking forward to seeing what everyone posts! Happy Aloha Friday! 🌴🍍

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Sue
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#FunFridayPhoto time!!

I was obsessed with Trixie Belden when I was a kid. I had the whole series and would read it over and over for years. I could never deal with Nancy Drew - Trixie with her love of jeans and horses was my homegirl.

Rhondareads Loved Trixie😍 8y
Well-ReadNeck Yes! I loved me some Trixie, too!!! 8y
Grrlbrarian Me three. Bob-Whites forever! 🤘 8y
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BookishMarginalia 💜💜💜 8y
Bookgirl Same here, no Nancy for me, Trixie all the way!! 8y
[DELETED] 2232195534 Yay! Another Trixie fan! We're twins!! 8y
Laura317 I LOVED Trixie Belden, Jim, Honey and the rest! I'd always pretend to be her. Bob Whites unite!!!😀 8y
ReadingSusan Love! I named my cat Trixie! 8y
Jodiehoklas I loved her too! Or I read everything in sight and my mom had every single book in the series. Either way, they were well-read 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Love Trixie! 8y
BookladyOnTheMove I adored Trixie! 8y
Christy2318 An all time favorite! I wish I still had my Trixie books. 8y
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Ehbooklover
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Ah, the memories. The cover has been updated since I read it as a child but everything else was exactly the same. Loved this trip down Memory Lane with Trixie, Honey, and Jim.

Bakingbookworm That's so funny. I was talking to a coworker last night about Trixie Belden books! I still have one somewhere. I should pull it out (even though I was much more of a Nancy Drew fan back in the day). 8y
Ehbooklover @Bakingbookworm I loved both Nancy and Trixie. Plus The Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators, The Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries and The Famous Five. In other words: I was a huge fan of mystery books when I was a kid. 🕵🏻 8y
ReadThisBookYall Me, too! In addition to Trixie, Nancy, and The Hardy Boys, I also loved The Bobbsey Twins and Cherry Ames, Student Nurse! This post inspired me to dig out my copies, some of which were my mother's first. Thank you! @Ehbooklover @Bakingbookworm 8y
Ehbooklover @ReadThisBookYall Oooh, forgot about The Bobsey Twins! Loved them too! And you're very welcome. 🙂 8y
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Ehbooklover
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I love revisiting my childhood via books. This time I'm rereading a book from one of my favourite mystery series, Trixie Beldon!

BookishMarginalia Omg! I love Trixie -- I had the entire collection when I was little. 8y
Bookgirl Loved these books so much. A little crushed that my daughter never got into them 8y
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