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Secrets of the Blue Hill Library Book #21
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Blue Hill is in an uproar! A representative from Beau-Mart is in the area, looking for a place to build its next big-box discount store. Competition is fierce among landowners wanting to make a huge profit, but things turn dangerous when someone starts sabotaging the land surveys. Is one of the landowners trying to edge out the competition? Or is it a contingent of residents who believe Beau-Mart will ruin local businesses and destroy Blue Hill's village charm? When a fire breaks out on Mildred Farley's property, just as the Beau-Mart representative arrives to survey it, Anne decides to investigate. Can she uncover the saboteur before someone gets hurt?
Meanwhile, even law-abiding friends and neighbors are passionately divided on the new business. Wendy Pyle leads a protest and draws up a petition against Beau-Mart, but when Anne refuses to sign it, thinking of how the store could help low-income families, Wendy feels betrayed and refuses to speak to her. Can their friendship survive this rift?
Meanwhile, even law-abiding friends and neighbors are passionately divided on the new business. Wendy Pyle leads a protest and draws up a petition against Beau-Mart, but when Anne refuses to sign it, thinking of how the store could help low-income families, Wendy feels betrayed and refuses to speak to her. Can their friendship survive this rift?
- GenresCozy MysteryChristian
265 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2015
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Emily Thomas
135 books55 followersEmily Thomas was born in London, and has lived there most of her life – except between the ages of 13 and 18 when she lived in Maldon in Essex on board a Thames Sailing Barge, with her family of seven assorted siblings and stepsiblings and two warring cats. Emily also works as an editor of many different kinds of books, including children’s and young adult fiction. She now lives in Brixton, with no pets and a lot of books.
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March 15, 2021
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“Blue Hill is in an uproar! A representative from Beau-Mart is in the area, looking for a place to build its next big-box discount store. Competition is fierce among landowners wanting to make a huge profit, but things turn dangerous when someone starts sabotaging the land surveys. Is one of the landowners trying to edge out the competition? Or is it a contingent of residents who believe Beau-Mart will ruin local businesses and destroy Blue Hill's village charm? When a fire breaks out on Mildred Farley's property, just as the Beau-Mart representative arrives to survey it, Anne decides to investigate. Can she uncover the saboteur before someone gets hurt?
Meanwhile, even law-abiding friends and neighbors are passionately divided on the new business. Wendy Pyle leads a protest and draws up a petition against Beau-Mart, but when Anne refuses to sign it, thinking of how the store could help low-income families, Wendy feels betrayed and refuses to speak to her. Can their friendship survive this rift?”
Series: Book #21 in the “Secrets of the Blue Hilly Library” series. Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #3 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, #6 Here, #7 Here, #8 Here, #9 Here, #10 Here, #11 Here, #12 Here, #13 Here, #14 Here, #15 Here, #16 Here, #17 Here, #18 Here, and #20 Here! (#19 has not be reviewed due to difficultly finding a copy.)
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are read in church & quoted; Prayers; Going church & sermons; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of church, church going, pastors/deacons, sermons, hymns, worship teams, & Sunday school classes; A mention of Christians; A mention of different church denominations; A mention of being blessed; A mention of an Easter service;
*Note: A mention of a person’s belief that rock and roll was from the devil.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘sucker’ and six ‘stupid’; Seeing a car door shut on someone’s fingers & their pain (up to semi-detailed); A bit of eye rolling; All about mentions of sabotage, vandalism, & criminals; Mentions of a fire, smoke, gasoline, & who set the fire; Mentions of fights, kids physically fighting with each other, blood, & injuries; Mentions of stolen items; Mentions of lies & lies & lying; Mentions of rumors; A few mentions of a possible car accident & a cow that could have been killed; A few mentions of a loan shark & debts; A couple mentions of jail & arrests; A mention of secular songs with questionable lyrics;
*Note: A few mentions of car brands; A couple mentions of brand names (Rolex).
Sexual Content- A mention of a teen being pregnant from a boyfriend who abandoned her and the baby.
-Anne Gibson
P.O.V. of Anne
258 pages
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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Two Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
I really struggled with this mystery because there were many new characters introduced and keeping them and their family straight was a bit difficult. It was interesting to see the different sides to the idea of a big-box store coming to a small town, but overall I found this book had a harder time keeping my attention.
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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.
“Blue Hill is in an uproar! A representative from Beau-Mart is in the area, looking for a place to build its next big-box discount store. Competition is fierce among landowners wanting to make a huge profit, but things turn dangerous when someone starts sabotaging the land surveys. Is one of the landowners trying to edge out the competition? Or is it a contingent of residents who believe Beau-Mart will ruin local businesses and destroy Blue Hill's village charm? When a fire breaks out on Mildred Farley's property, just as the Beau-Mart representative arrives to survey it, Anne decides to investigate. Can she uncover the saboteur before someone gets hurt?
Meanwhile, even law-abiding friends and neighbors are passionately divided on the new business. Wendy Pyle leads a protest and draws up a petition against Beau-Mart, but when Anne refuses to sign it, thinking of how the store could help low-income families, Wendy feels betrayed and refuses to speak to her. Can their friendship survive this rift?”
Series: Book #21 in the “Secrets of the Blue Hilly Library” series. Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #3 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, #6 Here, #7 Here, #8 Here, #9 Here, #10 Here, #11 Here, #12 Here, #13 Here, #14 Here, #15 Here, #16 Here, #17 Here, #18 Here, and #20 Here! (#19 has not be reviewed due to difficultly finding a copy.)
Spiritual Content- Scriptures are read in church & quoted; Prayers; Going church & sermons; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of church, church going, pastors/deacons, sermons, hymns, worship teams, & Sunday school classes; A mention of Christians; A mention of different church denominations; A mention of being blessed; A mention of an Easter service;
*Note: A mention of a person’s belief that rock and roll was from the devil.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘sucker’ and six ‘stupid’; Seeing a car door shut on someone’s fingers & their pain (up to semi-detailed); A bit of eye rolling; All about mentions of sabotage, vandalism, & criminals; Mentions of a fire, smoke, gasoline, & who set the fire; Mentions of fights, kids physically fighting with each other, blood, & injuries; Mentions of stolen items; Mentions of lies & lies & lying; Mentions of rumors; A few mentions of a possible car accident & a cow that could have been killed; A few mentions of a loan shark & debts; A couple mentions of jail & arrests; A mention of secular songs with questionable lyrics;
*Note: A few mentions of car brands; A couple mentions of brand names (Rolex).
Sexual Content- A mention of a teen being pregnant from a boyfriend who abandoned her and the baby.
-Anne Gibson
P.O.V. of Anne
258 pages
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Two Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
I really struggled with this mystery because there were many new characters introduced and keeping them and their family straight was a bit difficult. It was interesting to see the different sides to the idea of a big-box store coming to a small town, but overall I found this book had a harder time keeping my attention.
Link to review:
Coming soon.
*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.
July 12, 2018
The whole town is upset about a big box store moving into town and landowners are fighting to sell their land for a big profit. Someone starts sabotaging different land owners. Worse for Anne is being on the opposite side from her best friend and their friendship is put on hold. Lessons from the past from her aunt and the minister help her put it to rights. While reading this it seems a little extreme after watching the same type fight in my town but there is more to the store than the big box store.
September 6, 2015
Three more books and I will have finished this series. I love it and once I start one I can't put it down. Great inspirational series!!
February 16, 2023
A big box grocery store might be coming to Blue Hill which divides the community. Wendy and Anne are on different sides which causes a problem in their friendship, as it does with Wendy's children and Anne son's Ben. Meanwhile, properties that the representative from Beau-Mart is looking at are being vandalized, and neighbors are turning against each other. Who is vandalizing the properties and even breaking into the representative's hotel room and trashing it? What does Anne learn about a disagreement between Mildred and Aunt Edie? Will it help her with her friendship with Wendy? A good book.
April 22, 2016
Another great story in the Secrets of The Blue Hill Library series. A large box store is looking to buy some land in order to build one of their huge stores in Blue Hill. This divides Blue Hill into those for it & those against it. Dissension & then violence disrupts. Anne sets out to find out who is causing it.
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