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Trixie Belden and the black jacket mystery | Kathryn Kenny

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I really enjoyed November's Trixie mystery. I know I've said it before, but I love how Trixie isn't perfect. In this story, she's biased against Dan from the start just because of how he looks/what he wears, and that comes back to bite her. Were some things in this book a little too tidy/easy? Absolutely, but that's okay because it's fiction 😂

Did you all get to this one? Any thoughts?

One other thing, I wondered how crazy the mountain lion ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) aspect was, so I looked it up - there were still reports of mountain lions in upstate New York through the mid-1900s, although they were considered pretty rare after around 1930, as prior to that there was a bounty on them, so they were hunted excessively. They weren't put on NY's endangered species/protected list until 1973, over ten years after this book was published. So, implausible but not impossible 😂 1d

TheAromaofBooks OH Also we are going to skip December and come back in January with The Happy Valley Mystery!! The overall consensus seemed to be everyone is pretty busy this month so the fewer “assignments“ the better 😆 I'm really looking forward to continuing this series with you all, though, as I am thoroughly enjoying this jaunt down memory lane!! 1d

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lauraisntwilder Of course mountain lions were rare, all the Mr. Maypennys of the world were too ready to shoot them! 1d

curiouserandcurioser @TheAromaofBooks im loving reading these again! Trixie isnt perfect, but has a good heart:) i cant wait to get back to reading these in January! 1d

Read4life I‘m still in the VI and my books are home. I had no idea when we quickly traveled to get to my FIL in October that we‘d still be here. 23h

TheAromaofBooks @lauraisntwilder - It's always tough to know how to deal with dangerous animals in populated areas. But at this time the government had decided eliminating them was the way to go 😬 19h

TheAromaofBooks @curiouserandcurioser - She really does, and I love how she is able to admit she's wrong and tries to do better next time. 19h

TheAromaofBooks @Read4life - Family gets crazy sometimes!!! Is your FIL doing okay? 19h

BookmarkTavern That‘s one of my favorite parts of these books! When Trixie (and the others) make mistakes or judge people too harshly, they apologize and change their behavior. 💖 14h

Read4life He‘s still in the hospital but they‘re talking of sending him home for hospice care. 3h

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lauraisntwilder

Trixie Belden and the black jacket mystery | Kathryn Kenny

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Yay! We're back in Sleepyside, getting lost in the woods repeatedly! But now there's a mountain lion! I love this cover so much, and loved the idea of Trixie judging someone for wearing a black leather jacket. 😂 My biggest critique was that, in my edition, Di Lynch didn't show up until page 80 and she wasn't part of any of the action of the story. Not sure how another BWG is going to fit, if we barely had room for Di! #bobwhitebuddies

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DebinHawaii

Trixie Belden and the black jacket mystery | Kathryn Kenny

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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024

Finished Sunday for #BobWhiteBuddies Trixie # 8 revolves around Trixie coming up with an idea to have an ice carnival to help raise money to rebuild her Mexican penpals‘ school library (a concept any reader can get behind). It also introduces a new character & addition to the club, Dan, who has a rocky start with the group & especially Trixie. Small spoiler… I always felt sorry for Dan because he rarely got to go ⬇️

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DebinHawaii … anywhere with the Bob Whites—he was always working. But anyway, this one is a fine addition to the series, no big thrills but no major notes. I did worry about Mr. Maypenny‘s poor head. As in our Nancy Drew reread, I‘m realizing head injuries & concussions weren‘t a big thing back in the day! 🤕🙁 4d

DieAReader 🤕😳It‘s quite astonishing to realize how much hings have changed regarding head injuries & concussions!! 4d

TheSpineView 👍🤩📖 4d

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 4d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I always felt the same way about Dan! It was like they introduced him to the series but then they didn't know what to do with him 😂 But it never seemed fair that everyone else went on fun trips and stuff and he was always stuck working! 4d

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DebinHawaii

Trixie Belden and the black jacket mystery | Kathryn Kenny

#NaturalLitsy #LitSolace #HyggeHourReadathon #BobWhiteBuddies

Trixie & I are hanging out for #HyggeHour tonight, along with Sleepytime tea & some peanut butter & jelly M&Ms. (I feel like these are better in theory than in taste but they aren‘t bad, because… chocolate) 😉

Looking forward to a shorter week with the holiday although it will still be a busy one & I need to work Friday morning. 🤷🏻‍♀️

TheBookHippie, Chrissyreadit, TheAromaofBooks, AllDebooks

Chrissyreadit 🧡🧡🧡🧡 1w

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1w

AllDebooks ❤️ 1w

TheAromaofBooks Trixie is on my list for this week, too! 1w

JenReadsAlot Oh I might have to try and find those to try! 1w

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lauraisntwilder

Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code | Kathryn Kenny

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Playing catch up, since I missed last month's #bobwhitebuddies read. I enjoyed this one, even though the mystery took a backseat. My favorite part was when Trixie went dress shopping with her mom.

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BookmarkTavern

Trixie Belden and the black jacket mystery | Kathryn Kenny

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A new kid in town means a new mystery for the Bob Whites! In addition to figuring out an ice carnival to raise donations, Trixie needs to find out just what is going on with tough city boy Dan.

A lower stakes mystery for the kids, but just as much heart. Love how the kids all take on an activist role for their friends, & seeing most of them jump to conclusions about Dan, then apologize when they‘re wrong is heartening.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern #BobWhiteBuddies @TheAromaofBooks 3w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I'm looking forward to this one!! 3w

jitteryjane724 Trixie! Wow, what a classic 🤩 3w

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TheAromaofBooks

Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code | Kathryn Kenny

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Book 7 in the Trixie Belden series is the first book not written by Julie Campbell. However, I felt like if I hadn't known that, I wouldn't necessarily have guessed it haha There were several things about this one that I liked, and a few things that kind of annoyed me. The entire premise of the school forcing the Bob-Whites to disband felt unrealistic (can the school control what you do at home??) ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (con'td) especially since the Hawks just got a “oh yeah you're cool“ with zero effort. It just seemed like they could have done this entire fundraiser without the weird school board potentially breaking up the club. Someone else who reviewed this book this week (I can't remember who, sorry haha) mentioned the outdated stereotypes of the Japanese men in the story. While this is definitely true, this book was published in 1961, a time when many ⬇ 1mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) people were still biased against the Japanese, despite them technically being our allies. So the fact that the author chose to present them as kind and helpful, instead of making them the villains of the piece, actually seemed like a solid move to me. We also get a little glimpse into the idea of the Japanese having a beautiful, rich, interesting heritage.

I was a little let down by how little the code actually figured into the story??⬇ 1mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) I also JUST read the Sherlock Holmes story that involved a similar code - do you think that's where the author got the idea?? I know St. Nicholas was a real magazine, but I couldn't find out if the code actually appeared in it at any point.

I actually really enjoyed a lot of the scenes of the club just being friends, plus the little spark of (very innocent) romance between Trixie and Jim. I shipped them soooo hard growing up! 😂 ⬇ 1mo

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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) So, any thoughts from you all? This one didn't blow me away, but I enjoyed it. Can't wait to hear what all of you thought!!

#BobWhiteBuddies @BethM @curiouserandcurioser @BookmarkTavern @DebinHawaii @Read4life @lauraisntwilder @MaleficentBookDragon @Sparklemn 1mo

Read4life Due to some unavoidable circumstances, I haven‘t finished yet. But I will. I love this buddy read. 1mo

BookmarkTavern The beginnings of the romance were very sweet, and felt really age appropriate! You make an excellent point about the context of the inclusion of the Japanese men. And the code made me think of that Holmes story too! I looked up those ones and while the actual code is different, the dancing men are the same style! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Tagging everyone on this post again because I found a little something-something that I would LOVE to send to each of the #BobWhiteBuddies (very small, like in an envelope haha) If you all are willing to do so, could you email me your mailing addresses?? itsthegoodlife15 at gmail

@BethM @curiouserandcurioser @BookmarkTavern @DebinHawaii @Read4life @lauraisntwilder @MaleficentBookDragon @Sparklemn 3w

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DebinHawaii

Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code | Kathryn Kenny

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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024

Read for #BobWhiteBuddies Book 7 in the series doesn‘t quite live up to my childhood hype of it. I remember it being a favorite because of the code found in the magazine (Saint Nicholas-a real children‘s magazine) & the little spark of Trixie/Jim romance (a corsage & a dance but be still my preteen heart) Unfortunately the racist caricature of the Japanese brothers doesn‘t age very well. It still gets a nostalgic ⬇️

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DebinHawaii … but soft pick. I‘m also using it for the #HauntedShelf #BookScavengerHunt #FIgure prompt as in addition to Trixie, there‘s the figure of a very bad guy on the cover.

Read during the following readathons for Team #Flerken 👻 points:

#HalloweenAtoZReadathon @TexReader
#Spookoween @TheSpineView
#31x31 @catsandbook #HappyAutumn #PSReadathon @bookwormjillk
#BodyDouble @PuddleJumper #BirthdayBash @TheAromaofBooks 1mo

TheSpineView Excellent! 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I just started this one, but already I'm like... why does the school board give the Hawks a pass but the Bob-Whites (who are all model students and children of prominent citizens) have to work for it?? 😂 I also remember being intrigued by the code growing up, but now am like, this seems like a lot of work to write SOS 😆 1mo

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DebinHawaii

Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code | Kathryn Kenny

#LitSolace #HyggeHourReadathon

My #HyggeHour tonight is pretty mellow. Starting Trixie for #BobWhiteBuddies & part of my #HauntedShelf TBR while watch/listening to Corpse Bride.

I‘m drinking hot tea with honey & still trying to get over this sinus thing I‘ve got going. Thankfully, no travel this week but a busy one & a midweek ESOP conference on Oahu, so probably early to bed after this. 🤧🥱😵😵‍💫😴

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AnnCrystal 🙏🍵📚💝. 2mo

Chrissyreadit 🧡🍁🧡🍁🧡 2mo

Suet624 I hope you feel better soon 2mo

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BookmarkTavern

Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code | Kathryn Kenny

so-so

The BobWhites must prove the worth of their club, & Trixie has the brilliant idea to host an antiques show to raise money for UNICEF. Only, the show draws more nefarious eyes than just the school board.

I had forgotten about the racist caricatures of the 2 Japanese men in this story. Add the fact that the code is only a small part of the story, & Trixie‘s parents being so dismissive of her instincts means this one is low on my list.🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

BookmarkTavern #BobWhiteBuddies @TheAromaofBooks ETA: #SupernaturalBookBingo “Brothers” @OutsmartYourShelf (edited) 2mo

BookmarkTavern Addendum: the $763.94 they raised for UNICEF would be equivalent to about $8,055.89 today, if we set the story in the publication year of 1961. 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I haven't started this one yet!! It's the first book not written by Julie Campbell, so it will be interesting to see how the characters/tone shift. Although it sounds like maybe in a bad way 😬 2mo

BookmarkTavern @TheAromaofBooks I‘m hoping this one is just growing pains into the series, because the characterization of the rest of the kids was good. Mart was less directly insulting, the kids all expressed kindness towards Mrs Vanderpoel and eventually Tad and Spider. 2mo

OutsmartYourShelf Never heard of this series. Well done 👏 2mo

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