The Mystery of the Lost Valentine

Barbie Mystery Files #5

by Linda Williams Aber

Barbie is one of the top girls' properties - the world's #1 fashion doll. Now Scholastic is on the Barbie bandwagon with stories starring Barbie as a reporter with a nose for a mystery.

Barbie and her friend Kira are receiving mysterious letters in the mail. They're love letters, and they're over 50 years old. But no one knows what happened to the person who sent them or the woman he sent them to. It's up to Barbie and Kira to solve the mystery of the long-lost love letters!

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

review coming soon

[Mella · Rating 2 out of 5]

Barbie is a reporter in this series and usually while in the midst of her assigned jobs, finds a mystery. This one changed it up a little, Barbie and her friend Kira simply visit Kira's aunt for Valentine's Day. It was also a lot shorter than the previous books in the series. Because of that there really wasn't much mystery or sleuthing.

Not the best book in the series. Still, it's a short sweet easy mystery for young readers. Highly recommend the series for young girls. Just not a huge fan of this installment.

Similar style to the Babysitter's Club Mysteries. Or Emily Rodda's Teen Power Inc. My rating 1.5 stars. Target audience 2 stars.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super cute.

[Abigail · Rating 5 out of 5]

The mystery of the lost valentine tells the story of how Barbie solves the mystery of the "ghost" in Aunt Emma's house. The fifty page book is a great introduction to chapter books. The chapters are only a couple pages long with large text. It is also very captivating for early readers and allows the reader to make predictions of what happens next. Although it is part of the Barbie collection, it could still be enjoyed by young boys in read-alouds.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this as a child!