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Secrets of the Blue Hill Library Book #22
Frozen in Time
Annie is assisting Wendy Pyle and Maggie Sloan plan a ceremony for the opening of Blue Hill's time capsule. The capsule is stores in a statue of Lois Stover, one of the town's most famous citizens. Stover not only served as a special agent during World War I, but she also was the first female architect registered in Pennsylvania and provided inspiration for many of Aunt Edie's adventures. But mere days before the ceremony, both the statue and its time capsule disappear! How did the thieves manage to steal the life-size statue right off of its stone base and why? Could rumors about a treasure trove of hidden jewels inside it be true?
Meanwhile, Ben desperately wants a metal detector, but Anne isn't comfortable with the idea of her son wandering all over town, digging up dubious finds. Besides, metal detectors are expensive and they simply can't afford one. When a neighbor offers to sell his used one for next to nothing, though, Anne can't refuse. To her surprise, Ben's new hobby might help solve the mystery of the missing statue.
Meanwhile, Ben desperately wants a metal detector, but Anne isn't comfortable with the idea of her son wandering all over town, digging up dubious finds. Besides, metal detectors are expensive and they simply can't afford one. When a neighbor offers to sell his used one for next to nothing, though, Anne can't refuse. To her surprise, Ben's new hobby might help solve the mystery of the missing statue.
- GenresCozy MysteryChristian
279 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2015
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Emily Thomas
133 books54 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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April 12, 2021
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“Anne is assisting Wendy Pyle and Maggie Sloan plan a ceremony for the opening of Blue Hill's time capsule. The capsule is stores in a statue of Lois Stover, one of the town's most famous citizens. Stover not only served as a special agent during World War I, but she also was the first female architect registered in Pennsylvania and provided inspiration for many of Aunt Edie's adventures. But mere days before the ceremony, both the statue and its time capsule disappear! How did the thieves manage to steal the life-size statue right off of its stone base and why? Could rumors about a treasure trove of hidden jewels inside it be true?
Meanwhile, Ben desperately wants a metal detector, but Anne isn't comfortable with the idea of her son wandering all over town, digging up dubious finds. Besides, metal detectors are expensive and they simply can't afford one. When a neighbor offers to sell his used one for next to nothing, though, Anne can't refuse. To her surprise, Ben's new hobby might help solve the mystery of the missing statue.”
Series: Book #22 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, #20 Here, and #21 Here! (#19 has not be reviewed due to difficultly finding a copy.)
Spiritual Content- A couple Prayers; Church going & sermons; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of a church, church going, Sunday school, hymns, pastors, & sermons; A couple mentions of faiths; A couple mentions of blessings;
*Note: A mention of not believing that haunted houses are real.
Negative Content- All about many mentions of a theft, stolen item, thieves/burglars/criminals, a break-in, & an illegal action causing jail time; Mentions of a car accident & death; Mentions of World War I; Mentions of blood/bleeding, injuries, & pain; Mentions of high school pranks; Mentions of rumors; A mention of someone passing away suddenly in their sleep; A mention of throwing up;
*Note: A mention of Elvis.
Sexual Content- A couple mentions of a boyfriend; A mention of a high school sweetheart.
-Anne Gibson
P.O.V. of Anne
268 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
The mystery of an architect’s designs and treasure hunting made for an interesting story! Personally, I’ve always found treasure hunting to be fun and entertaining, so I didn’t quite understand Anne’s stance against it, but it was still a fun read.
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*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.
“Anne is assisting Wendy Pyle and Maggie Sloan plan a ceremony for the opening of Blue Hill's time capsule. The capsule is stores in a statue of Lois Stover, one of the town's most famous citizens. Stover not only served as a special agent during World War I, but she also was the first female architect registered in Pennsylvania and provided inspiration for many of Aunt Edie's adventures. But mere days before the ceremony, both the statue and its time capsule disappear! How did the thieves manage to steal the life-size statue right off of its stone base and why? Could rumors about a treasure trove of hidden jewels inside it be true?
Meanwhile, Ben desperately wants a metal detector, but Anne isn't comfortable with the idea of her son wandering all over town, digging up dubious finds. Besides, metal detectors are expensive and they simply can't afford one. When a neighbor offers to sell his used one for next to nothing, though, Anne can't refuse. To her surprise, Ben's new hobby might help solve the mystery of the missing statue.”
Series: Book #22 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, #20 Here, and #21 Here! (#19 has not be reviewed due to difficultly finding a copy.)
Spiritual Content- A couple Prayers; Church going & sermons; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of a church, church going, Sunday school, hymns, pastors, & sermons; A couple mentions of faiths; A couple mentions of blessings;
*Note: A mention of not believing that haunted houses are real.
Negative Content- All about many mentions of a theft, stolen item, thieves/burglars/criminals, a break-in, & an illegal action causing jail time; Mentions of a car accident & death; Mentions of World War I; Mentions of blood/bleeding, injuries, & pain; Mentions of high school pranks; Mentions of rumors; A mention of someone passing away suddenly in their sleep; A mention of throwing up;
*Note: A mention of Elvis.
Sexual Content- A couple mentions of a boyfriend; A mention of a high school sweetheart.
-Anne Gibson
P.O.V. of Anne
268 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
The mystery of an architect’s designs and treasure hunting made for an interesting story! Personally, I’ve always found treasure hunting to be fun and entertaining, so I didn’t quite understand Anne’s stance against it, but it was still a fun read.
Link to review:
https://booksforchristiangirls.blogsp...
*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 13, 2018
Anne is helping with a celebration to open the time capsule housed in a statue of the town’s most famous citizen. Just a few days before the celebration they find the the statue has been stolen. Anne’s son wants a metal detector and a neighbor sells him one cheap. Even though Anne isn’t happy about Ben going all over town he might have the answer to the puzzle of where the statue is.
February 21, 2023
Blue Hill is getting ready to celebrate the opening of a time capsule that is stored in a statue of one of the town's famous residents, Lois Stover. When Anne goes to look under the cover of the statue, she finds it missing. Who took the statue, was it one of the high schools, and there is a scratch on Alex's truck? Who could it be. So Anne is on the case. Most of the people think their is valuable jewels in the capsule, what is in the capsule? Read the book to find out. A really good read!
November 15, 2015
This is the first of this series I have read. Found it and two more at Goodwill. I enjoyed the book, and will not completely judge until finish the other two....but so far Guideposts has other series I like more.
April 15, 2016
Another great read in the SECRETS OF THE BLUE HILL LIBRARY series. Blue Hill is having a 25th anniversary celebration of the statue of a famous citizen when the statue goes missing! Anne sets out to find out how & who.
September 6, 2015
Book 22 of 24 didn't let me down! I love this series!
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