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Kathryn Kenny: Trixie Belden and the Mystery Off Old Telegraph Road-#20 in series (Paperback, 1978, Golden Pr) 4 stars

The lack of displays for the Art Fair are disappointing. Nick Roberts, club head, tells …

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4 stars

A childhood favorite re-visited.

Is the story as good as I remember? – Yes

What 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, pre - cell phone.

Written approximately? – 1978.

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 Belden, Honey, Jim, and her brothers have a bikeathon to support the local art department. Along the way, they run afoul of counterfeiters who attempt to stop the bikeathon.


Notes for the reader: A great mystery! No violence (only referred to from the past), no murder.