I am sharing two great purchases I made at yard sales as a child. Let me introduce you to Trixie Belden, teenage sleuth. Trixie lives in a small town in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York with her parents, younger brother Bobby, and two brothers. They are a fun, average middle class family of the mid-1960s. In the manor house across the street lives Trixie's best friend, Honey and her brother, Brian. Along with their friend Diana, the group that calls themselves the Bob-White's solves mysteries and help people.
The Trixie Belden series began in 1948 with The Secret of the Mansion. Three years later, The Red Trailer Mystery, one of my favorites, turned Trixie into a series that went on to become one of the most successful juvenile mystery series of all time. The books was published sporadically over almost forty years, ending in 1986 with publication of The Mystery of the Galloping Ghost, the 39th book in the series.
The first six books were written by Julie Campbell Tatham, who also wrote the Ginny Gordon series, and were continued by various in-house writers from Western Publishing under the pseudonym Kathryn Kenny.
I loved reading about Trixie's adventures because she was a real girl who had trouble in Math class, whose brother worked in the school cafeteria and drover a jalopy, and whose mom made cookies. Yet she had entree into a world of financial privilege through Honey and Diana, similar to Robin Kane to whom I introduced you in March.Besides Nancy Drew, were there other series you read and enjoyed as a child? Cherry Ames? Judy Bolton? I know them all very well!
26 comments:
I am so ooohing and aahing over your book(s). Growing up I read Trixie Belden's too plus famous five books, noddy and as a teenager I love sweet valley high, remember those?
Sue Barton...every kind of nurse known to the medical profession! She was my passion...Sue Barton, Flight Nurse, my favorite.
The Raggedy Girl
I was a Nancy Drew addict. Had all the books at one time, but they got lost when we moved to Glen Burnie, MD. Wish I still had them though, they were really good. Good to see you back. xxoo
Silly Elizabeth, Trixie's for kids!
Justine :o )
Elizabeth, I had Trixie and Cherry Ames. Grandmother had the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy boys, which are even older but a great read. Love your post, Ruby
Hi Elizabeth.. I never read this book before, but it sure sounds fun reading.. similar to nancy drew and hardy boys books that I used to read when I was a teenager.. Happy VTT & have a great day!
my personal favorite thing about these books are the illistrations in them, they don't do great illistrations like that anymore.
David reads Nancy Drew to Rachel every night. Right now they are into #10... Password to Larkspur Lane. I think David enjoys them more than Rachel does. Rebecca loves Judy Blume, Ivy & Bean, a etc. Such different tastes! ~Kari
Elizabeth, you always have such wonderful books from your childhood. I have to be honest, I was not a big reader in my youth, and your post always make me feel like I missed something great...Oh, well...I was too busy riding my bike to pick up a book....such a shame.
Oh your book is bringing back memories!! As a kid, I had my nose (and so did my sister) buried in a book all the time because if we were READING, an activity my mother encouraged, we were not summoned to do household chores!!! So, we learned to LOVE reading and long trips to the city library.
I don't think I ever read "Trixie." BUT she is reminding me of Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins, of which I read copiously!!!
What a fun post.
ooooh! Now I now what to keep my eyes peeled for when I'm out and about looking for fabulous nostalgic books!
Lovely books, they bring back the years when I could read one book a day for a month or so... I read Nancy Drew, and Enid Blyton's Fabulous Five, but also the old books by L.M. Alcott and L.M. Montgomery. And many others.
Good morning Elizabeth, I love your book review today. The Trixie series sounds like a fun read. I read alot when I was young and the standout books for me were Louisa May Alcott's books. Not exactly a series, but great books. Thanks for sharing Trixie with us and the pics too.
This is the first time I have joined Suzanne's event. I loved doing it.
Hugs...Jeanne
Never read Trixie but do recall Boxcar Children as being one of my favorites and Little Women, also...and a few Roy Rogers and Tarzan books thrown in for fun!
Even in my younger life, I enjoyed reading so much. I still do. Super post.
neat books ...I never read the trixie books but read the sherrie ames nurse books...as I wanted to be a nurse...
Those books look so familiar. I bet I read them too. The twins sucked out all my brains so I cant even remember what I ate yesterday. Their 12 years old and I still have diaper brain. LOL
I am like you Elizabeth, a lover of my childhood books--my greatest friends--but sorry, Nancy Drew and I solved many mysteries. In my teens I read Sherlock Holmes a bit.
I'd just love to see that bookshelf, holding all your treasures.
You know, I didn't read too many series like that, I went to the library each week and got a stack a mile high but never series books. Unless Pippi Longstocking counts :)
I'd not seen Trixie Belden for years until the last few weeks. I may have to read one again one of these days.
Oh I really like the illustrations! Thanks for sharing :)
Encyclopedia Brown! Do you know him? I was a Nancy Drew fan, but haven't ever read a Trixie Belden. Love the illustrations, thanks for sharing!
At one time I wanted to be a stewardess (after I gave up my dream of being an elevator operator), so I read the Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series. I still have one of the books from childhood...Vicki Finds The Answer.
Sorry, too young to remember those books! Haha! But they do look interesting!
Happy VTT!
Oh I love when you show us something from your vintage book collection!
I love how the graphics show this is definitely the 1960s!
Elizabeth,
thanks for sharing your drawings!! Nice work. I drew and painted a picture of my daughter when she was little. It didn't look anything like her. =)
My granddaughter loves Trixie Beldon books.
Every time we go thrifting she looks for them.
Blessings,
Barbara Jean
Post a Comment