Kenny, Kathryn. Trixie Belden: the Mystery of the Phantom Grass Hopper. Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing, 1977. 210 pages. (Mystery)
Trixie Belden a tricky 13 year old girl who loves to solve mysteries. She usually gets into some kind of trouble. Her older brothers, Mart and Brian, love to tease her. Her best friends Honey and Di love to help her out with all of her “shenanigans” as her brothers would call it. Then there’s Dan and Jim, Honey’s adopted brother. Together (even though her brothers call it silly) they form a group called the Bob Whites (The Bob whites came up with their own signal for when they get in trouble). Even though the Bob Whites love to solve mysteries, they can also get themselves into trouble. In this particular story, Trixie gets kidnapped because of her curiosity, and her ability to clime trees.
Trixie Belden a tricky 13 year old girl who loves to solve mysteries. She usually gets into some kind of trouble. Her older brothers, Mart and Brian, love to tease her. Her best friends Honey and Di love to help her out with all of her “shenanigans” as her brothers would call it. Then there’s Dan and Jim, Honey’s adopted brother. Together (even though her brothers call it silly) they form a group called the Bob Whites (The Bob whites came up with their own signal for when they get in trouble). Even though the Bob Whites love to solve mysteries, they can also get themselves into trouble. In this particular story, Trixie gets kidnapped because of her curiosity, and her ability to clime trees.
The story takes place at the Belden’s Farm and at the old Town Hall. They need to solve the mystery of who stole the missing weather vane, Hoppy. When they try to solve the mystery, they find out that Hoppy is hallow on the inside and that someone started valuable, 100 year old coins and old buttons made by a silver smith inside. I think Trixie is like me because she never gives up and keeps trying and gets teased by her brothers. She also loves to ride horses and explore new places she has never seen. She also doesn’t care about what people say about her because she knows who she really is. She is smart and easy going, she loves being (believe it or not) a tomboy and she is always curious
Reviewed by: Black Pearl
