Elizabeth Gail and the Missing Love Letters

Elizabeth Gail Wind Rider #13

by Hilda Stahl

For a whole year, Elizabeth had been in love with handsome Scott Norris. But Scott didn't know she was in love with him. The love letters Elizabeth wrote to Scott stayed in her desk drawer - until now! Would the thief show the letters to Scott?.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Mystery, Fiction, Middle Grade, Childrens, Christian, Young Adult

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Hilda Stahl was an American author of middle grade and young adult novels, many of them in series. Most of her books are classified as Christian fiction.

Biography from one of her books: "Hilda Stahl was born and raised in the Nebraska sandhills. As a Young teen she attended Bible college, where she met her husband, Norman. They raised their seven children in Michigan, where she lived until her death in 1993. When Hilda was a young mother with three children, she saw an ad in a magazine for a correspondence course in writing. She took the test, passed it, and soon fell in love with writing. She wrote whenever she had free time, and eventually began to sell her work. The first Elizabeth Gail book, The Mystery at the Johnson Farm, was made into a movie in 1989. It was a real dream come true for Hilda. She wanted her books and their message of God's love and power to reach and help people all over the world.
— biography from Elizabeth Gail and the Mystery at the Johnson Farm

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This tale of a 14 year old writing gushy love letters and pinning her hopes on a 20 year old was kind of painful to read. On top of that, the two other young men in her life seem way too involved with making sure she takes her piano dreams seriously, to the point where both come across as creepy and even abusive.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh, goodness. So much drama! I get that younger girls get crushes on older guys, but this was so painfully awkward.

[Mini Van Mama Bear · Rating 5 out of 5]

I gave this book 5 stars and I will give all of them 5 stars.

I will agree with others that the writing is dated (written in the 80s I believe). I decided to re-read all of the Elizabeth Gail books this year. I'm in my 40s and as soon as I open the cover, I'm transformed back to my pre-teen/teen self who was mesmerized by the story unfolding. I was adopted as an infant and never faced the challenges of a foster child, but inwardly I always kind of felt like an unwanted kid purely because I was adopted. I believe that God ordered my steps and placed me in the family where I needed to be, but I sure did wish I lived on the Johnson farm with Elizabeth Gail and her family.

[Cheryth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hahaha! These books are- never mind, don't get me started.