In this nineteenth-century mystery, a spunky girl strives to decipher a code in order to recover her family’s lost fortune.
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Jul 05, 2010
Erin
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It was pretty clear I had started in the middle. This is actually the third book about Hattie, but despite missing the first two, this one was charming and I didn't feel too lost. Hattie is a hills girl, a backcountry nobody who is living with her wealthy society grandmother in the late 19th century. In this book, Hattie's grandmother is crumbling under a financial burden and Hattie tries to find ways to get her grandmother out of trouble. The cast of characters is charming, and Hattie herse
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May 26, 2009
Erin
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I didn't realize this book was part of a series but it didn't make the story hard to follow. I chose this book based on the title and the cover (bad Erin, I know) and thought it would be a mystery but it's not. That being said the story was good even though you knew what was going to happen before it happened. It was good to see Hattie learn what true friendship meant and also to understand what she wanted and how to get it.
Feb 16, 2009
Tracie
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This is the third in a series centered around a young girl named Hattie living in the late nineteenth century. Hattie misses her father keenly but realizes living with her Grandmother is where she needs to be. However, with property taxes due and no prospects for money in sight, Hattie and her Grandmother are faced with foreclosure, and Grandmother refuses to face reality.
Jan 27, 2011
Colleen Mondor reviewed this at Chasing Ray. She grabbed me with the comparison to my beloved Nancy Drew (the old ones!), but then she said that the mystery is overplayed by the "real" story of the book. Intriguing.
Mar 03, 2011
Virginia
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This book sounds like a great mystery on the book jacket, but it's really not very mysterious. It is an interesting historical fiction novel. The ending is realistic, no last minute fairytale, but it's a good ending.
Nov 29, 2011
Tracy
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This YA novel would catch the interest of an avid history buff; unfortunately, that doesn't comprise the average YA reader. The plot is slow and the "secret" isn't exactly attention sustaining.
Sep 17, 2010
Denise
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There is much less mystery to this historical fiction piece than it implies. This is more about relationships, societal status and self-discovery than mystery and intrigue.
Jul 01, 2010
BlueInk
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Spoiler coming up. You’ve been warned.
Disappointing ending. The author sets up this elaborate treasure hunt and it comes to nothing. Zip.
Disappointing ending. The author sets up this elaborate treasure hunt and it comes to nothing. Zip.
Mar 01, 2011
Kathy
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The cover had me expecting an old fashioned mystery. Not to be. Part of a series of books about the main character.
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Jul 26, 2010
Chris
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Third in the Hattie Basket trilogy--this book was a nice story with an old-fashioned feel. It was well-written and had a good mystery. In the end, Hattie was not able to save the day but the growth her character experiences is laudable.
Dec 31, 2009
Laura
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Where to begin? The jacket made this book sound like a mystery (akin, say, to Treasure of Green Knowe, and when I read the words "Utica Insane Asylum" in the first few pages, I thought that this would be a very different type of book.
Instead, I got a short, historical fiction book about Hattie, who has a penchant for lying and losing her temper, and whose Grandmother (once part of Society) is about to lose her house through non-payment of taxes. There is no real mystery, More...
Instead, I got a short, historical fiction book about Hattie, who has a penchant for lying and losing her temper, and whose Grandmother (once part of Society) is about to lose her house through non-payment of taxes. There is no real mystery, More...
Oct 01, 2009
Catherine
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Quick read but not much of a mystery in this third book about Hattie in which she makes several mistakes and is unhappy when she doesn't represent herself honestly.
Jul 24, 2009
Renee
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3.5 I will admit that you think it's a mystery based on the cover, when it isn't. However, it's a well written and enjoyable story.
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