Each summer Lisa, Bill, and Jed visit their grandparents, and they hear the story of the sketches hung above the mantel. The sketches are clues to ...
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Oct 13, 2011
Lisa
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A 1966 puzzle mystery by the author of the Amelia Bedelia series. Three quintessentially WASPy children search for buried Indian treasure while spending summer vacation at their grandparents' farm. The book sounds kind of like an eight year-old wrote it, but in a way that's perfect for an eight year-old to read.
I disliked the underlying message that "Indians are people who used to live here and now don't--wonder how that happened?--but gee, it sure is cool that they left behin More...
I disliked the underlying message that "Indians are people who used to live here and now don't--wonder how that happened?--but gee, it sure is cool that they left behin More...
Feb 28, 2011
Natalie
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Another book from my childhood that I LOVED. I'm going to have to think about whether or not to give it to Sam yet - she could definitely read it but part of the story is about someone who goes away to war and dies. He has 3 children so I think that it would make Sam sad - I'll either wait a little or find a way to prepare her for it. In those situations I remind her it's a story and sometimes to make the story really good people have to find ways to get rid of some people so they normally ki
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Aug 16, 2010
Phoebe
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A total winner for an almost-9-year-old--we started reading and he didn't want to stop. A bit old fashioned, but Parish gets right to the point and plunges us into three children's search for a hundred-year-old treasure. Who wouldn't be instantly involved in the story of a man who leaves for the Civil War, but first gives his children a clue and an invitation to a treasure hunt. The clue is ruined, and the children are never able to solve the puzzle, since their father is killed. Now, a hund
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Jan 09, 2010
Hannah
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This is a great kids book. My grandmother gave me it when for a birthday a few years ago. The copy was made in 1966 and had my father's name and the year he read it written in it. Now I'm reading it to my nephew and he loves the "silly mask" AKA the ferocious looking mask used to scare away evil spirits. Anyway if you can get your hands on the older copy the illustrations are great! All together I will treasure this book for years to come!
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Jan 27, 2010
Kim
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This is a great book to keep your kids busy in the summer. You can read ahead and give them the clues to work out. I used to give this book as a gift to my children's teachers. My daughter's 3rd grade teacher still reads it out loud each year to her classes and makes them do the sleuthing. May have to look for it as it is out of print.
May 06, 2011
Jasmyn
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Update: Hannah and I just finished this book and I/we loved it! It's so fast and fun--a great read for a beginning reader too, boy or girl. I loved the mystery behind it and how it ends. It was nice to get through something fast with Hannah...now we can settle down to Swiss Family Robinson or something. :)
I loved this book as a kid, probably because my dad loved it so much too. I'm going to read it to Hannah since it's a fun, short read and I just looked on my shelves and realized I ow
I loved this book as a kid, probably because my dad loved it so much too. I'm going to read it to Hannah since it's a fun, short read and I just looked on my shelves and realized I ow
Jan 08, 2012
Lynette
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I read this book so much when I was a kid that it's falling apart now. I used to spend a lot of time on my grandma's farm, and I would actually make up games based on the book so that my younger cousins could find their own treasure!
Jul 11, 2010
Melonie
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My mom read this book to me and my brothers when we were kids. We plowed through it in one day, just reading for hours. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I re-read it on my own several times. It's a fantastic mystery book for kids.
Jul 07, 2009
Dawn
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This is a excellent Childrens Mystery!!! I loved reading it with Michael and I couldn't wait to read it the next day!!
Do you like mysteries Kelly? If you do I think you would like it.
Do you like mysteries Kelly? If you do I think you would like it.
Nov 10, 2010
Next to the Cam Jansen Series, Key to the Treasure is my favoite mystery. Three kids' grandmother gave them clues to finding a key to a treasure their ancestor's hid.
Nov 16, 2009
Amy Wilder
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Jessica and I loved these books when we were about six and seven years old. May have been our first shared obsession?
Sep 25, 2011
Heather
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Great Kids book and you get to solve puzzles with the characters as they search for the treasure.
Dec 08, 2009
Lindsey
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Key to the Treasure and The Haunted House were her best stories. Great kids' mystery books.
Jun 17, 2011
Chyna
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I liked this book because it had a lot of mystery involved in the story.
Apr 13, 2011
Jaime
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Loved this one as a kid! I used to have it in hard cover when I was a child!
May 27, 2009
Marie
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A great puzzle solving mystery and a fun read-aloud for 3rd or 4th grade.
Jul 25, 2011
Rebecca
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Great book with a little mystery for my 8 year old. We loved trying to solve the clues along the way.
Nov 02, 2008
Anne
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I read this book in third grade and loved it. All 3 of my kids have also read it at that age. Not sure if they loved it quite as much as I did, but a good story. Stereotypical portrayal of Native Americans (written in the 60's), but good for discussion. Very much in the line of the Sherwood Ring -- family mystery from the past solved by clever young people!
Aug 01, 2007
Meg
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Granted, I probably haven't read this since I was 11 or so, but this was one of my favorite books when I was young. Imagine how very surprised I was today to discover that there were actually a whole bunch of children's mystery books featuring these kids! Anyway, if you've got a kid, get this for them to read.
