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Trixie Belden #25
Trixie Belden and the Sasquatch Mystery
The gang (sans Dan) go on a camping trip with the Belden cousins Hallie, Cap, and Knut. Before you know it, they meet Bigfoot--or do they?
211 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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Kathryn Kenny
50 books98 followersThe Kathryn Kenny pseudonym was created by Western Publishing House in 1961, three years after Julie Campbell wrote her last book (#6) of the Trixie Belden series. There were several ghost writers who wrote Trixie Belden stories under this pseudonym. Some have been identified and later credited but some are still unknown.
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http://www.trixie-belden.com/books/Ka...
The Kathryn Kenny pseudonym was born in 1961, three years after Campbell wrote her last book of the Trixie Belden series. Did it take Western Publishing several years to find a suitable author? The answer is unknown and the identity of the authors of the 33 Kathryn Kenny books are not known for sure but there is some information about the ghost writers.
Nicolete Meredith Stack
Nicolete Meredith StackStack is thought to be the first author to tackle the Trixie Belden series, although there is much debate about which books were actually written by her. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1896 but lived in Webster Groves in St. Louis, Missouri for most of her adult life. Stack wrote other children's books under her own name and various pen names, including the Robin Kane series by Eileen Hill for Whitman between 1966 and 1971.
Stack is said to have written five books in the Trixie Belden series between 1961 and 1971, but Who's Who in the Midwest claims that she wrote eight titles between 1961 and 1966. There were eight Trixie Belden titles published between 1961 and 1966, but it is doubtful that she wrote them all.
James Keeline in his article, Trixie Belden "Schoolgirl Shamus", believes that books 7, 9 and 16 can be attributed to Stack but there are others that may have been written by her.
Virginia McDonnell
Virginia Bleecher McDonnell was born in 1917 and was a registered nurse who trained at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. McDonnell wrote the Nurses Three series from 1963 to 1965 using the pen name Jean Kirby, and the Kim Aldrich series as Jinny McDonnell, both for Whitman. She is also wrote volume six of The Waltons.
McDonnell and her husband were avid skiiers and many of her books featured details of nursing or skiing. It seems likely that she wrote three Trixie Belden books, The Mystery of Cobbett's Island (1964), The Mystery of the Emeralds (1965) and The Mystery of Mead's Mountain (1978). Skiing is mentioned early in The Mystery of Cobbett's Island, although this is not the theme of the book.
McDonnell also wrote another book called Country Agent that has a number of similarities with The Mystery at Happy Valley, although her book was published in 1968. Read a review of this book, and see what you think.
There is little biographical information available on McDonnell, but the three books attributed to her are three of the most widely loved books in the Trixie Belden series.
Gladys Baker Bond
Gladys Baker BondGladys Baker Bond was born in Berryville, Arkansas on the 7th of May, 1912. On September 2, 1934, she married Floyd James Bond and had one son, Nicholas Peter. Bond's childhood years were spent in the Ozarks of Arkansas. She lived in Idaho and Washington all her adult life and was an officer of the Idaho Writers League between 1952-54.
Bond's books for children cover a wide range of subjects and are often autobiographical. Mrs. Bond wrote under the pseudonymns, Jo Mendel (The Tucker series) and Holly Beth Walker (the Meg series), as well as her own name. She also wrote volume five of The Waltons.
She is credited with writing The Mystery of the Uninvited Guest (1977), The Mystery of the Castaway Children (1978), and The Sasquatch Mystery (1979). However, with her childhood spent in the Ozarks, she could be the author of The Mystery at Bob-White Cave (1963).
Carl Henry Rathjen
Carl Henry RathjenRathjen was born on the 28th of August 1909 in Jersey City, New Jersey and died in 1984. His ambition was to become a mechanical engineer, but when things didn't go
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http://www.trixie-belden.com/books/Ka...
The Kathryn Kenny pseudonym was born in 1961, three years after Campbell wrote her last book of the Trixie Belden series. Did it take Western Publishing several years to find a suitable author? The answer is unknown and the identity of the authors of the 33 Kathryn Kenny books are not known for sure but there is some information about the ghost writers.
Nicolete Meredith Stack
Nicolete Meredith StackStack is thought to be the first author to tackle the Trixie Belden series, although there is much debate about which books were actually written by her. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1896 but lived in Webster Groves in St. Louis, Missouri for most of her adult life. Stack wrote other children's books under her own name and various pen names, including the Robin Kane series by Eileen Hill for Whitman between 1966 and 1971.
Stack is said to have written five books in the Trixie Belden series between 1961 and 1971, but Who's Who in the Midwest claims that she wrote eight titles between 1961 and 1966. There were eight Trixie Belden titles published between 1961 and 1966, but it is doubtful that she wrote them all.
James Keeline in his article, Trixie Belden "Schoolgirl Shamus", believes that books 7, 9 and 16 can be attributed to Stack but there are others that may have been written by her.
Virginia McDonnell
Virginia Bleecher McDonnell was born in 1917 and was a registered nurse who trained at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. McDonnell wrote the Nurses Three series from 1963 to 1965 using the pen name Jean Kirby, and the Kim Aldrich series as Jinny McDonnell, both for Whitman. She is also wrote volume six of The Waltons.
McDonnell and her husband were avid skiiers and many of her books featured details of nursing or skiing. It seems likely that she wrote three Trixie Belden books, The Mystery of Cobbett's Island (1964), The Mystery of the Emeralds (1965) and The Mystery of Mead's Mountain (1978). Skiing is mentioned early in The Mystery of Cobbett's Island, although this is not the theme of the book.
McDonnell also wrote another book called Country Agent that has a number of similarities with The Mystery at Happy Valley, although her book was published in 1968. Read a review of this book, and see what you think.
There is little biographical information available on McDonnell, but the three books attributed to her are three of the most widely loved books in the Trixie Belden series.
Gladys Baker Bond
Gladys Baker BondGladys Baker Bond was born in Berryville, Arkansas on the 7th of May, 1912. On September 2, 1934, she married Floyd James Bond and had one son, Nicholas Peter. Bond's childhood years were spent in the Ozarks of Arkansas. She lived in Idaho and Washington all her adult life and was an officer of the Idaho Writers League between 1952-54.
Bond's books for children cover a wide range of subjects and are often autobiographical. Mrs. Bond wrote under the pseudonymns, Jo Mendel (The Tucker series) and Holly Beth Walker (the Meg series), as well as her own name. She also wrote volume five of The Waltons.
She is credited with writing The Mystery of the Uninvited Guest (1977), The Mystery of the Castaway Children (1978), and The Sasquatch Mystery (1979). However, with her childhood spent in the Ozarks, she could be the author of The Mystery at Bob-White Cave (1963).
Carl Henry Rathjen
Carl Henry RathjenRathjen was born on the 28th of August 1909 in Jersey City, New Jersey and died in 1984. His ambition was to become a mechanical engineer, but when things didn't go
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February 17, 2017
The Sasquatch Mystery by Kathryn Kenny is the 25th book in the Trixie Belden series.
This. This book. This book was the most ridiculous, badly written, vague book ever.
I found it hilarious.
This. This book. This book was the most ridiculous, badly written, vague book ever.
I found it hilarious.
June 17, 2018
This is straight-up crazy, and incoherent, and doesn't work at all. And it shines a spotlight on Miss-Trask-the-not-chaperone. I guess times have changed?
February 22, 2023
Muy buen libro, con misterio pero con mucha lógica. Me encantan los personajes
April 17, 2010
This was a really good mystery, there was a bit of evolution mentioned in it but it kinda got proven wrong..... :) But anyway, Trixie Belden books are so good and they are so much better than the Nancy Drew Mysteries. My grandma gave me one of her books and it was so rotten, boyfriend, girlfriend, things like that, I couldn't even finish it. Trixie Belden has none of that, and they are very realistic mysteries. All in all the best mystery series like this out there, I think!
July 29, 2022
Vejam a minha opinião em vídeo, AQUI.
July 15, 2020
Gleeps I didn't expect to learn so much about gold panning! An unexpected bonus.
And will someone supervise these kids??
And will someone supervise these kids??
August 1, 2022
Sasquatch, Big Foot, Yeti, call him what you will, he's doing some scary stuff. The Bob Whites are camping in St Joe National Park with the Beldens' Idaho cousins. The mythical sasquatch is assumed to be responsible for rock throwing, theft and eerie noises. Then Cousin Cap disappears, supposedly eaten! But there are some strange, trigger happy humans around. Could any of them be behind the terror? And is Cap really gone for good?
* It's nice to see cousin Hallie Belden back in another story, this time with her older brothers Knut and Cap, who were mentioned back in The Mystery of the Uninvited Guest. Back then Hallie gave the impression that Knut was the reliable one, and Cap was a 'birdbrain.' The trio come across as vague counterparts to Brian, Mart and Trixie, but are also different in many ways. Double Belden family dynamics happening here.
* We learn that Uncle Harold Belden is a mining engineer, and he and his wife are presently off in Switzerland on a mining conference. His three kids are old enough to entertain their New York cousins and their friends on a camping holiday, yet apparently not so old that their guests aren't required to bring along their own grown-up chaperone, Miss Trask. Since I imagine Knut Belden is probably 18, it's a bit of a stretch that they even need her, yet she keeps agreeing to join the young folk on these getaways, which inevitably turn out to be hair raising. Poor Miss Trask never seems to learn.
* Trixie is sure her father would disapprove of Cap's swinging ponytail. Whoa, Peter Belden must be ultra conventional and dyed-in-the-wool! He's obviously rubbed off on his own sons too, since Brian and Mart both try awkwardly not to notice the ponytail when the cousins first meet up with each other. It seems Cap's a tad too shocking and radical for the conservative banker's boys! High time these cousins got together then, in my opinion.
* No wonder they don't see each other much, though, since Idaho and New York are right across the continent from each other. (Being an Aussie, I have to look these things up.)
* I can't help wondering if it's implicitly suggested that Uncle Harold married a woman with at least a dash of Indigenous American blood. It's just a feeling I get, from descriptions of Hallie's Pocohontas style beauty and Cap's moccasins and fringed jacket.
* Poor Dan misses out on the holiday again. No surprise there, but since it would have meant contact with Hallie again, it might have been nice if he'd got to go. After all, they developed quite a close bond in The Uninvited Guest, and were even briefly captives together.
* The cousins get along great on the whole, but unfortunately Cap gives Mart a thorough spraying for bringing a snack into their shared tent, because it could attract bears. It appears Cap's quick temper is legendary, since Trixie is about to but in but Hallie warns her to steer clear of the fracas.
* Hallie's Idaho hospitality leaves a bit to be desired too, since she frequently pays out her own tent mate, Diana, for being a scaredy cat. I'm sure many readers agree with Hallie, yet considering the bears, skunks and cougars getting up close and personal; pack rats scuttling over Di's face at night, and now park rangers going around warning campers about possible sasquatch peril, I honestly don't find Di overly reactive in this story. In fact she arguably comes across the bravest of them all, since she pushes through fear the others seem too obtuse to even feel.
* Di is very endearing during the incident when she decides to make fudge to lighten a tense campfire vigil. She's actually using a great therapeutic tool to lighten her own anxious mood, whether she knows it or not. Sometimes some hands-on activity is all it takes. (I'm sure having Mart's support boosts her satisfaction level too. A generous gesture plus enlisting help from a cute guy is surely a winning combo. It's a shame the environment let her down a bit.)
* Diana's impromptu campfire fudge will have to go into my dream series cookbook.
* There is a very thought-provoking environmental theme which comes through especially from the attitude and remarks of Cap Belden, the young woodsman. He says, 'In the time we're here, we'll have changed the whole growth schedule of all the plants we're walking on.' It's good and timely to keep that sort of consideration in mind.
* As usual, Trixie Belden books are quite educational. We get a crash course on gold panning from young Knut Belden, who obviously knows what he's talking about.
* I'm not sure I completely buy the dramatic incident when Miss Trask and Diana witness Cap's disappearance, in the presence of the 'sasquatch.' Even though Miss Trask says she tripped over and lost her focus, the whole 'now you see him, now you don't' quality doesn't quite ring true. But hey, I'm willing to go along with it for the sake of the story.
* Poor Trixie's inferiority complex is stirred up again, as she compares herself to the handsome, dark featured line of Beldens which includes her dad, Uncle Harold, Brian, Knut and Hallie, and considers herself lacking. Even though Moms is pretty, Trixie is not mad about the blonde, freckled Johnson genes she's inherited from that side. We are told, 'It was hard to think of herself as pretty, when each time she faced Mart, she saw herself.' Haha, that's clearly just a matter of personal taste. Ask Jim or Diana.
* The sasquatch puts me in mind of the trolls from the Harry Potter series. It's built like small shed, carries its own appalling stench wherever it steps and doesn't come across as super bright. Are we meant to buy into its true existence though? Kathryn Kenny invites us to believe it if it gives us a thrill of mystery! Even though a couple of the sasquatch sightings are debunked, the picture on the front cover of my oval edition seems to be presented on face value, if we wish to accept it.
* The quote of the book is from Trixie. 'The sasquatch in my imagination is a lot awfuller than the real one has been.' What a great generalisation for all sorts of scenarios life may bring our way.
* It's nice to see cousin Hallie Belden back in another story, this time with her older brothers Knut and Cap, who were mentioned back in The Mystery of the Uninvited Guest. Back then Hallie gave the impression that Knut was the reliable one, and Cap was a 'birdbrain.' The trio come across as vague counterparts to Brian, Mart and Trixie, but are also different in many ways. Double Belden family dynamics happening here.
* We learn that Uncle Harold Belden is a mining engineer, and he and his wife are presently off in Switzerland on a mining conference. His three kids are old enough to entertain their New York cousins and their friends on a camping holiday, yet apparently not so old that their guests aren't required to bring along their own grown-up chaperone, Miss Trask. Since I imagine Knut Belden is probably 18, it's a bit of a stretch that they even need her, yet she keeps agreeing to join the young folk on these getaways, which inevitably turn out to be hair raising. Poor Miss Trask never seems to learn.
* Trixie is sure her father would disapprove of Cap's swinging ponytail. Whoa, Peter Belden must be ultra conventional and dyed-in-the-wool! He's obviously rubbed off on his own sons too, since Brian and Mart both try awkwardly not to notice the ponytail when the cousins first meet up with each other. It seems Cap's a tad too shocking and radical for the conservative banker's boys! High time these cousins got together then, in my opinion.
* No wonder they don't see each other much, though, since Idaho and New York are right across the continent from each other. (Being an Aussie, I have to look these things up.)
* I can't help wondering if it's implicitly suggested that Uncle Harold married a woman with at least a dash of Indigenous American blood. It's just a feeling I get, from descriptions of Hallie's Pocohontas style beauty and Cap's moccasins and fringed jacket.
* Poor Dan misses out on the holiday again. No surprise there, but since it would have meant contact with Hallie again, it might have been nice if he'd got to go. After all, they developed quite a close bond in The Uninvited Guest, and were even briefly captives together.
* The cousins get along great on the whole, but unfortunately Cap gives Mart a thorough spraying for bringing a snack into their shared tent, because it could attract bears. It appears Cap's quick temper is legendary, since Trixie is about to but in but Hallie warns her to steer clear of the fracas.
* Hallie's Idaho hospitality leaves a bit to be desired too, since she frequently pays out her own tent mate, Diana, for being a scaredy cat. I'm sure many readers agree with Hallie, yet considering the bears, skunks and cougars getting up close and personal; pack rats scuttling over Di's face at night, and now park rangers going around warning campers about possible sasquatch peril, I honestly don't find Di overly reactive in this story. In fact she arguably comes across the bravest of them all, since she pushes through fear the others seem too obtuse to even feel.
* Di is very endearing during the incident when she decides to make fudge to lighten a tense campfire vigil. She's actually using a great therapeutic tool to lighten her own anxious mood, whether she knows it or not. Sometimes some hands-on activity is all it takes. (I'm sure having Mart's support boosts her satisfaction level too. A generous gesture plus enlisting help from a cute guy is surely a winning combo. It's a shame the environment let her down a bit.)
* Diana's impromptu campfire fudge will have to go into my dream series cookbook.
* There is a very thought-provoking environmental theme which comes through especially from the attitude and remarks of Cap Belden, the young woodsman. He says, 'In the time we're here, we'll have changed the whole growth schedule of all the plants we're walking on.' It's good and timely to keep that sort of consideration in mind.
* As usual, Trixie Belden books are quite educational. We get a crash course on gold panning from young Knut Belden, who obviously knows what he's talking about.
* I'm not sure I completely buy the dramatic incident when Miss Trask and Diana witness Cap's disappearance, in the presence of the 'sasquatch.' Even though Miss Trask says she tripped over and lost her focus, the whole 'now you see him, now you don't' quality doesn't quite ring true. But hey, I'm willing to go along with it for the sake of the story.
* Poor Trixie's inferiority complex is stirred up again, as she compares herself to the handsome, dark featured line of Beldens which includes her dad, Uncle Harold, Brian, Knut and Hallie, and considers herself lacking. Even though Moms is pretty, Trixie is not mad about the blonde, freckled Johnson genes she's inherited from that side. We are told, 'It was hard to think of herself as pretty, when each time she faced Mart, she saw herself.' Haha, that's clearly just a matter of personal taste. Ask Jim or Diana.
* The sasquatch puts me in mind of the trolls from the Harry Potter series. It's built like small shed, carries its own appalling stench wherever it steps and doesn't come across as super bright. Are we meant to buy into its true existence though? Kathryn Kenny invites us to believe it if it gives us a thrill of mystery! Even though a couple of the sasquatch sightings are debunked, the picture on the front cover of my oval edition seems to be presented on face value, if we wish to accept it.
* The quote of the book is from Trixie. 'The sasquatch in my imagination is a lot awfuller than the real one has been.' What a great generalisation for all sorts of scenarios life may bring our way.
May 11, 2013
In my opinion, this was a very good book. I used to read Nancy Drew, but it feels like Nancy is hardly a person. She never gets angry and barely ever laughs or gets embarrassed or anything and she's like, completely perfect. Nancy Drew doesn't show any emotion, but Trixie Belden has spunk. Trixie has an interesting personality, gets teased by her friends and brothers, and isn't perfect. this is only the first Trixie Belden book I've read so far but I'm already in love with the series!
October 24, 2019
Worst one of the series I've read so far.
Depends on prior knowledge of the gang and America. Plot was very weak and a lot of vital points weren't covered.
Only two people in the deserted woods, are they the bad guys? Oh WOW they are.
I lowered my expectations but this one cottonmouthed under the bar.
Depends on prior knowledge of the gang and America. Plot was very weak and a lot of vital points weren't covered.
Only two people in the deserted woods, are they the bad guys? Oh WOW they are.
I lowered my expectations but this one cottonmouthed under the bar.
September 9, 2015
I loved reading this series. As a child, I couldn't wait to go to the bookstore with my Dad, so I could get a new Trixie Belden book.
July 27, 2016
My favorite books from adolescence- and I proudly owned every one. Most had the beige covers with Trixie in profile. I had to tape up the covers when they fell apart from frequent re-reads.
July 23, 2025
This is one of the more ridiculous books I've read.
The Bob Whites are in Arizona camping with three cousins of the Beldens - Cap, Knut, and Hallie. They go traipsing up and down mountains and through wilderness to look for a "sasquatch". The "sasquatch" turns out to be one of two brothers who are trying to steal Tank's gold and the stake he's got on a piece of land where he's panning for gold. Tank is somehow related to the parents of Cap, Knut, and Hallie. Miss Trask has gone along with the Bob Whites to act as chaperone. I'm on the fence about Miss Trask and her role in this book. On the one hand, I kept getting the feeling that she's the most ineffective chaperone I've ever seen. On the other hand, she's able to cook and bake amazing things with the mountain of supplies the group has brought to the campsite with them.
I also didn't like Hallie's attitude. She was very aggressive, arrogant and combative. She had a "better than thou" attitude toward the Beldens, especially Trixie. She didn't mind telling the group how stupid she thought they all were.
Di's behavior - what can I say? She was too frightened of her own shadow in this book. Everything scared her. I thought she was more sensible in the other books.
This book was too unrealistic for me. It's not the best Trixie Belden book I've read.
The Bob Whites are in Arizona camping with three cousins of the Beldens - Cap, Knut, and Hallie. They go traipsing up and down mountains and through wilderness to look for a "sasquatch". The "sasquatch" turns out to be one of two brothers who are trying to steal Tank's gold and the stake he's got on a piece of land where he's panning for gold. Tank is somehow related to the parents of Cap, Knut, and Hallie. Miss Trask has gone along with the Bob Whites to act as chaperone. I'm on the fence about Miss Trask and her role in this book. On the one hand, I kept getting the feeling that she's the most ineffective chaperone I've ever seen. On the other hand, she's able to cook and bake amazing things with the mountain of supplies the group has brought to the campsite with them.
I also didn't like Hallie's attitude. She was very aggressive, arrogant and combative. She had a "better than thou" attitude toward the Beldens, especially Trixie. She didn't mind telling the group how stupid she thought they all were.
Di's behavior - what can I say? She was too frightened of her own shadow in this book. Everything scared her. I thought she was more sensible in the other books.
This book was too unrealistic for me. It's not the best Trixie Belden book I've read.
March 26, 2018
I loved the Trixie Belden books as a kid (nice to see they got republished). I'm still unsure how they ended up in my corner of the world. I slowly amassed the whole series as first editions (it seemed so glamourous as a kid owning precious books that were older than me!) by saving all my pocket money to buy them from the local secondhand store. I can only guess that some adult (probably having moved to our sleepy town from overseas) had sold them off in bulk. They sat in a back corner of the store, thankfully ignored by everyone else, as I slowly acquired them through pocket money and then in a mass swoop for Christmas. It helped that back then secondhand books sold for anywhere from 10 cents to 50 cents rather than $7-10 as they do these days!
They were wonderful mystery books for children of a similar ilk to Famous Five, Secret Seven, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators etc.; set in a time long before cellphones when sleuthing into mysterious mansions, smugglers, and strange sounds in the night wouldn't cause any real harm to befall our child investigators.
They were wonderful mystery books for children of a similar ilk to Famous Five, Secret Seven, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators etc.; set in a time long before cellphones when sleuthing into mysterious mansions, smugglers, and strange sounds in the night wouldn't cause any real harm to befall our child investigators.
September 10, 2024
I bought this for my husband for his birthday. He likes Sasquatch/Bigfoot stuff and I’ve already bought him various Bigfoot-themed gifts over the years, like tshirts, pajamas, socks, etc. And now he has this silly book from the 70’s. I’d never read or even heard of “Trixie Belden” books before. It is a series of books in the same vein as “Nancy Drew” or the “Hardy Boys” … young teenagers go on adventures and solve mysteries.
We didn’t know what the hell was going on in this book. It’s old school and most of the time we were just confused about who was who and what they were talking about. The dialogue was pretty odd at times. Gleeps, people sure talked weird in the 70’s!
The sasquatch parts were amusing but I would certainly not recommend this book to anyone. Based on this read, I certainly would not read or recommend other books in the series either.
We didn’t know what the hell was going on in this book. It’s old school and most of the time we were just confused about who was who and what they were talking about. The dialogue was pretty odd at times. Gleeps, people sure talked weird in the 70’s!
The sasquatch parts were amusing but I would certainly not recommend this book to anyone. Based on this read, I certainly would not read or recommend other books in the series either.
April 18, 2021
A lot of traipsing up and down and back and forth through St. Joe National Forest in Idaho with the Belden's cousins, which reminds me of the Nancy Drew's The Flying Saucer Mystery which also has much traipsing around wooded mountains and a ridiculous story with ridiculous incidents.
Now, the leaps of logic, especially at the end when Trixie figures it all out, reminds me of Judy Bolton's leaps. Trixie's 16-year-old, pony-tailed, moccasined woodsman cousin Cap (Capelton) is an interesting character, as is the Scandinavian miner, Tank.
The earlier books in this series are better.
Now, the leaps of logic, especially at the end when Trixie figures it all out, reminds me of Judy Bolton's leaps. Trixie's 16-year-old, pony-tailed, moccasined woodsman cousin Cap (Capelton) is an interesting character, as is the Scandinavian miner, Tank.
The earlier books in this series are better.
January 26, 2025
Not one of the better but also not one of the worst. Hallie isn’t quite as annoying except for the fact that she drawls every comment. I’m glad we got to meet her brothers and Mr. Anderson aka Tank was adorable. The three Idaho Beldens looking after him was a positive note. Diana was the weak link except for the kicking of the bear cub. I often wondered what such a strong personality as Hallie saw in her. The ending of the book and the discovery of the “Sasquatch” was interesting while leaving just a hint of wonder as to the reality of its existence.
May 22, 2020
This was a fun one and to be honest I didn't pick the mystery (I usually do)! I really appreciated how the Bob-Whites were unwilling to hurt the 'sasquatch' if they could avoid it and that there was an element of mystery left at the end of the book.
I found Trixie's cousin Hallie to be a bit annoying and over emotional, not as level-headed as Trixie. it liked her brothers, their unusual names threw me a bit though. I've never met a Knutson or a Capelton - maybe it's an American thing!
I found Trixie's cousin Hallie to be a bit annoying and over emotional, not as level-headed as Trixie. it liked her brothers, their unusual names threw me a bit though. I've never met a Knutson or a Capelton - maybe it's an American thing!
January 4, 2018
This was always my favourite Trixie Belden book. :)
March 12, 2018
Fun trip down memory lane with these mysteries from my childhood.
October 29, 2018
The silliest one I've read so far. Why did they take Di?! I'm only giving it 3 stars because I loved Tank.
December 26, 2019
A mediocre mystery with an obvious solution.
May 24, 2020
I like how this hinted about bigfoot being real or myth.
January 24, 2022
My least favorite Trixie book. Probably not worth a trip-read.
April 13, 2022
A little different than others in the series, but good all the same.
June 20, 2024
So I’d rather this book in two hours. This book was very interesting. It was all right. I don’t think I would read this book again. But I do love that the setting was in the wilderness.
September 29, 2024
Very interesting book. It was all right . I don't know if i would read it again. But, I do love that the setting was in the wilderness.
October 3, 2024
Love that its in the wilderness.
January 26, 2025
A childhood comfort read on a very hard day.
Bigfoot is absolutely real!
Bigfoot is absolutely real!
January 3, 2018
I loved this one! :D
March 25, 2022
No Dan and I'm upset about it. However, I was glad to see the friendship dynamic being a focus.
Recommended 11+ for violence, scary situations, and mentions of romance/crushes.
Recommended 11+ for violence, scary situations, and mentions of romance/crushes.
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