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Chargement... Secret of the Old Post-Box (original 1960; édition 1960)par Dorothy Sterling
Information sur l'oeuvreMystery of the Empty House par Dorothy Sterling (Author) (1960)
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The Harrisons live across the street from a colonial house that used to belong to descendants of the original builder, but it will be sold in August to pay for back taxes [property, presumably]. I don't care if most of the locals are 'a bunch of rock-ribbed, rugged individualists, who wouldn't help their own grandmas;' I am personally offended that the town isn't rallying to help out the widow and children of a soldier who was killed in the Korean War. The Paines have already had to move out. The oldest boy, Nat, is extremely prickly about the loss of their ancestral home. He also looks down on girls now that he's in junior high [middle school], which Pat doesn't appreciate. Johnny and Sam Paine aren't much better, in Pat's opinion.
Jim Gray, the boy across the street from Pat, has more modern ideas about the acceptability of girls as ball players. Barbara Thomas, who is Pat's age, is no more a 'girly girl' than Pat herself. Go, tomboys! (Barbara's father is the person who made that snark about other locals after he tried to get them to help out the Paines.)
There's rumor that a treasure is still hidden in the old Paine house. If it can be found, the family will be able to keep their home. The children start searching, but a mysterious light coming from the old house one night suggests someone else might be searching for it, too!
I enjoyed the mystery, the information about the American Revolution and George Washington's spies, and finding out a not-at-all heroic definition of 'cowboy' that dates from New York state during that revolution (see chapter 11).
The illustrations are nice. I'm glad I found this book. ( )