Sydney and the Wisconsin Whispering Woods

Camp Club Girls #14

by Jean Fischer

Is there a wild animal on the loose? Or something even more menacing? While Sydney and Alexis are getting back to nature at a lake in northern Wisconsin, mysterious occurrences catch the super sleuths’ attention. Will the Camp Club Girls solve this mystery before their time in the forest is up?

Genres: Mystery

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Jean Fischer is a professional writer with a solid background in publishing. While an editor at Golden Books, she oversaw the creative development of activity books and award-winning audio and book products. As a freelance writer, she co-wrote books with Christian authors Thomas Kinkade, John MacArthur, and John C. Maxwell and created devotions for the popular children's series Adventures in Odyssey concepted by Dr. James Dobson.

Jean writes Christian literature for adults as well as children's picture books, board books, nonfiction books and K-6 Language Arts workbooks and textbooks. She also creates promotional material for a leading fast-food restaurant. Her recent books include four preteen novels in the Camp Club Girls series published by Barbour Books and A Charles Dickens Devotional by Thomas Nelson.

Jean holds degrees in elementary education and library science and an advanced certificate in technical communication.

Reviews

[Lindsey (Books for Christian Girls) · Rating 3 out of 5]

About this book:

“Something strange is happening in the North Woods.
Sydney and Alexis are getting back to nature at a lake in northern Wisconsin. During their stay, mysterious occurrences catch the super sleuths’ attention.
Mysterious whispers in the woods…
An eerie purple glow…
Local lore of a missing fur trapper…
A shadowy figure in the night…
Is there a wild animal on the loose? Or is it something even more menacing? The Camp Club Girls are determined to solve this mystery before their time in the forest is up!”


Series: Book #14 in the “Camp Club Girls” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, and #13.


Spiritual Content- Prayers; Scriptures are read, mentioned, quoted, & remembered; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; A few mentions of the Bible; A mention of a Christian attitude;
*Note: Mentions of a tale of a ghost & the ghost haunting the forest (neither of girls believe in ghosts).


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘doggone it’, a ‘shoot’, and three ‘dumb’s; A bit of sarcasm & eye rolling; Mentions of an assassination attempt (Book #2); Mentions of roadkill, bear attacks, a dog fight, & blood (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of manure; A few mentions of a car accident & deaths; A few mentions of a bully; A couple mentions of terrorists; A couple mentions of hunters & animal heads displayed;
*Note: A few mentions of The Wizard of Oz & characters.


Sexual Content- N/A.

-Sydney Lincoln, age 12
P.O.V. of Sydney
159 pages

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Pre Teens- Three Stars
New Teens- Four Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Two Stars (and a half)

While this personally wasn’t my favorite book from this series, there are good lessons about not judging others and not jumping to conclusions.


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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

[Ausjenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another interesting story. The girls always find mysteries and some are easily explained. This time Sydney and Alexis are together in Wisconsin with Sydney's Aunt who is interviewing for a new job in the area. They find a mystery here and start to investigate. Also we see a boy staying in another cabin who thinks girls cant fish, this is like a red rag to a bull to Sydney who is the athletic one of the group. Again we learn things are not always as they seem. Above all I love the way the girls from all sorts of background are such good friends. Another good book.

[Karina (Karina's Christian Reads) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Number of pages: 191-286

Genre: Children’s fiction

Series: Camp Club Girls #14

Age recommendation: 9-11+

Summary: Sydney is off with Alexis and her aunt Dee to Wisconsin for a relaxing vacation. However, their stay is anything but that when they stumble upon a mystery. Who is the mysterious ‘mountain man’? What is he doing here? Join the Camp Club Girls to find out!

My thoughts: This series is intended for girls much younger than myself. While I can still enjoy a lot of them, some books(or parts of them) I find dumb or annoying. That is the case with all the “girls don’t fish” stuff in this book. They were trying to make a big deal about guys underestimating the girls, and then it was obvious the girls were going to do well and prove the guys wrong. It’s just a very typical thing to happen.
I like how the story turns out, and who the ‘mountain man’ ends up being, but at some points in the book, I was kind of confused. I thought that the girls had done one thing, and then suddenly something else was happening. Either I was really not paying attention to what I was reading, or the author wasn’t careful to make sure she was being consistent in her story. For example, the girls put Biscuit on a leash but then a few minutes later he runs away from them and there’s no more mention of his leash. The location of the trapdoor in the cave also seemed a bit confused.
This was a good book, and would be enjoyed by older elementary school/middle school aged girls.

My personal rating: 3/5 stars.

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[Hanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun book! I grew up in northern Michigan, so this story being set in Wisconsin was really fun to read, because it reminded me of there. This one felt anticlimactic? Sydney seems to be more prone to think the worst of people, and in this one, that really comes out when she decides to investigate a mysterious man in the forest with her friend by herself? It was . . . kinda not very smart and there wasn't any consequence, which I thought would have happened if two tweens investigated in the forest by themselves. It turns out the man was trying to make some top level medical discovery, which was also kind of glazed over? So that was kinda wack.

[Melmo2610 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story has an unusual mystery paired with a lovely setting. Sydney and Alex are in the woods of Wisconsin trying to solve the mystery of the purple lights in the forest while dealing with a a boy who's a bit of a bully staying in the cabin next door. This one was a fun read.

[Emily Robbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Kinda creepy talks about ghosts.. most of them do but.. this was a good book would get! Enjoy the book Jean u did good!