Mystery Of The Witches' Bridge
Just finished reading "Mystery Of The Witches' Bridge," original title, "The Witches' Bridge" by Barbee Oliver Carleton, released by Scholastic Book Services back in 1975.
I discovered "Mystery of The Witches Bridge" while roaming the small vintage room - actually a converted closet I believe that had it's door removed a long time ago - in the Children's section at Chamblin's Book Mine. It reminded me of the type of book I enjoyed reading as a young boy - a classic English country-side Gothic mystery, but I hadn't read it previously, so this does not fall under my "Great Re-Reading of Favorite Books When I Was Young Project."
Because it was released by Scholastic Book Services, "Mystery Of The Witches Bridge" would have been offered as part of the Weekly Reader's Book Club, where every few weeks, or at least once a month, the teacher would pass out the booklet which listed books you could order. It's possible that when the book was being offered by the Weekly Reader's Book Club that this was the time Mrs. Sanders, my sixth grade teacher at Stone Street Elementary School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, refused to give me the booklet stating that I didn't need anymore books and Mom and Dad had to have a conference with her about her ongoing inappropriate behavior. No, as far as I remember, Mrs. Sanders wasn't anti-Semitic. She just had odd notions about what was appropriate to read, how I should walk home from school, and how I should dress - she was horrified that I wore nice dress clothes to school. And she always disapproved of the books I read - especially novels by Andre Norton.
Orphaned by the tragic and unexpected deaths of his parents, Dan Pride journeys to Pride End at the behest of his Uncle - a mysterious recluse who spends his days bitterly over a feud with the Bishop Family who lives nearby. At the heart of the feud is the mysterious death of Dan's grandfather and the disappearance of a large sum of money. While struggling to find a place for himself and build a family with his Uncle, Dan decides his best chance at the life he yearns for is to solve the mystery and bridge the divide that separates two families.
"Mystery Of The Witches's Bridge" also explores themes of adult betrayals and attempted murder.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-witche...
I discovered "Mystery of The Witches Bridge" while roaming the small vintage room - actually a converted closet I believe that had it's door removed a long time ago - in the Children's section at Chamblin's Book Mine. It reminded me of the type of book I enjoyed reading as a young boy - a classic English country-side Gothic mystery, but I hadn't read it previously, so this does not fall under my "Great Re-Reading of Favorite Books When I Was Young Project."
Because it was released by Scholastic Book Services, "Mystery Of The Witches Bridge" would have been offered as part of the Weekly Reader's Book Club, where every few weeks, or at least once a month, the teacher would pass out the booklet which listed books you could order. It's possible that when the book was being offered by the Weekly Reader's Book Club that this was the time Mrs. Sanders, my sixth grade teacher at Stone Street Elementary School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, refused to give me the booklet stating that I didn't need anymore books and Mom and Dad had to have a conference with her about her ongoing inappropriate behavior. No, as far as I remember, Mrs. Sanders wasn't anti-Semitic. She just had odd notions about what was appropriate to read, how I should walk home from school, and how I should dress - she was horrified that I wore nice dress clothes to school. And she always disapproved of the books I read - especially novels by Andre Norton.
Orphaned by the tragic and unexpected deaths of his parents, Dan Pride journeys to Pride End at the behest of his Uncle - a mysterious recluse who spends his days bitterly over a feud with the Bishop Family who lives nearby. At the heart of the feud is the mysterious death of Dan's grandfather and the disappearance of a large sum of money. While struggling to find a place for himself and build a family with his Uncle, Dan decides his best chance at the life he yearns for is to solve the mystery and bridge the divide that separates two families.
"Mystery Of The Witches's Bridge" also explores themes of adult betrayals and attempted murder.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-witche...
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