I read “The Bobbsey Twins' Mystery At School” this afternoon and was pleasantly surprised. The last time I read a Bobbsey Twins book was about fifty-five years ago. I received this one as a stocking gift from my sister after she found the 1962 edition at a flea market.
I say surprised because it was fairly well written, the pace was fast, lots of character involvement, adult and child, besides the twins, and lots of actions to keep the plot moving. Having said that the plot was not very believable and there was too much action happening, a train trip through a hurricane, followed by a circus train crash, a trick dog who adopts the twins, a museum opening at the school, the stealing of a valuable Greek statute lent to the museum, a class bully and more. All of which provides mysteries for the twins to solve and of course everything works out in the end.

Much has been written about the value of the Bobbsey Twins’ books since they entertained me many years ago. They certainly kept me reading and lead me to other series and books as I grew older and that is what I think their important contribution to children’s reading has been. They drew children in, provided entertainment and some suspense and went a long way to instilling the reading habit in young children. I am still reading and not always mysteries!
Posted Review LibraryThing 31/2 Stars ( )

AR reading level: 4.2