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Reading Room:  Anyone remember Trixie Belden books?  |
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KJD
True Blue Farmgirl
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 Posted - Jun 04 2008 : 7:27:15 PM
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| I have 9 Trixie Belden's on the shelf from my childhood. They sit alongside my Nancy Drew's and Robin Kane...do y'all remember those? And Beany Malone - I just recently completed my collection of all those books, by Lenora Mattingly Weber. Image Cascade publishing has re-issued all those, and many more great old series. I still love reading these books. |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2008 : 7:36:18 PM
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yes I remember Trixie Belden and have a vague, very shadowy memory of the name Robin Kane.
But gracious I read every Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Boxcar kids, Trixie Belden I could get my hands on back then at age 12..it helped too that I lived only 2 doors down from the library..ha.
There's an old bookstore here that sells the old Nancy Drew books..I'm going to have to see which ones she has and take a read down memory lane soon.
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theoanne
True Blue Farmgirl
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teddie
CARROLLTON
GA
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Posted - Jun 06 2008 : 7:19:07 PM
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I have now reread the Trixies up through # 13. My goal is to read all the ones I have before camp. I have 1- 22 inclusive and then6 more of the higher numbers. Hope I can finish before camp!
TEDDIE
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4740 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2008 : 8:11:35 PM
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I loved Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, The Dana Girls, and The Boxcar Children books too. I read them all! I used to read to my older two sons The Boxcar Children series, they loved them. They are now 26 and 23 years old. I plan to read the series to my 4.5 year old son when he gets a little older. Right now he enjoys books with lots of pictures in them.
It's great to see so many others loved these books as much as I did.
Dawn in IL |
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LibraryGirl
Farmgirl in Training
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Beth
Mt. Blanchard
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 10 2008 : 07:17:35 AM
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Trixie Belden was my absolute favorite when I was a kid! My mom gave me several of her first-edition hardback copies, and I just devoured them. Now the only books I "collect" are the old Trixie Beldens! (My mom like Ginny Gordon, too, but she was too girly for me!)
And I'm green with envy about Trixie Benden Camp!!! Maybe another year...
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Woodswoman
True Blue Farmgirl
512 Posts
Jennifer
Altamont
NY
USA
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Posted - Jun 12 2008 : 5:51:39 PM
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I LOVED the Trixie Belden books! I had no idea that so many people were fans! I think I identified more with Trixie than others like Nancy Drew because Trixie was so REAL-she struggled in math just like me!
Jennifer
Farmgirl Sister #104
"Nature brings to every time and season some beauties of its own".
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 12 2008 : 5:56:06 PM
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Does anyone remember all the teen books by Betty Cavanna? That was a very long time ago, but they were so enthralling.
Betty in Pasco |
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lizbeth
Farmgirl at Heart
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Beth
NC
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Posted - Jun 17 2008 : 08:50:10 AM
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I loved Trixie Belden, too. I was so excited to see so many other fans here. I always preferred her over Nancy Drew. I think I just related better to Trixie and Honey. Now, my 13 year old is reading my old TB books for the first time and I am enjoying discussing them with her.
Wear the old coat and buy the new book.
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KJD
True Blue Farmgirl
402 Posts
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Posted - Nov 30 2008 : 7:50:49 PM
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Betty,
The name Cavanna didnt sound familiar, so I went to Amazon. The title, 6 on Easy Street did sound familiar, so I checked my "old fashioned teen girl books" shelf, and there it was! I have so many great books there - that genre was wonderful in the 40s-60's - I have a lovely collection and read so many growing up. I'm 45, and I always felt I was born in the wrong time, although I'm sure the Lord knows what He's doing! Fortunately, He brought me to the man perfect for me, who appreciates the same things and we've raised our boys loving classic books, movies and music. They love the same things as we, and manage to be modern at the same time.kjd |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2008 : 7:47:50 PM
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Several months ago, I passed an perennial yard sale on the road to Safford (arizona) and picked up 4 old books. One was Trixie Belden and the Gatehouse Mystery. Two are Honey Bunch books and the last was Meet Corliss Archer. I just finished the last one and am about to get to Trixie. I was a Cherry Ames, Lennon Sisters, and Bobsey Twins fan. Never read Trixie Belden yet. Glad to see the rave reviews here! But my very faves of all time were the Joy and Pam books. Anyone know those?
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rae
MN
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 10:37:15 AM
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I loved the Trixie Belden books. We did the pass down, my cousin gave me all of hers and I passed them down to a cousin as well. Wish they had more books like that today for kids to read!!!!
Rae
I love living in the country!! |
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 12:23:12 PM
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When I was a kid I read all the Trixie Beldon books. My older sisters all had them and my mom got them from the Salvation Army store. I still have them, along with our set of the Bobbsey Twins, The Laura Ingalls books, and lots of other old books. Being the youngest they all came to me. Now both my daughters have read the books and liked them as well.
Memories, aren't they great.
Ingrid
Give thanks to yourself everyday for all the wonderful things you do! |
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roselake
Farmgirl in Training
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Anne
Deerfield
OH
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 5:22:28 PM
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| The Trixie Belden books were the first "real" books i read. Reading those books got me hooked on reading. My hubby got me a Kindle for Christmas and i named her Trixie in honor of Trixie Belden. |
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Amy Warwick
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Amy
Oakesdale
WA
USA
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Posted - May 19 2009 : 11:12:26 AM
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I still read Trixie Belden. I even thanked Julie Campbell for her inspiration when I published my first book! I read Trixie to my daughter. I read Hardy Boys to my sons as well, but they don't get the "Golly's and "Gee-wilikers!" Trixie has transcended generations!
Amy
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KayB
True Blue Farmgirl
540 Posts
Kay
Del City
Oklahoma
USA
540 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2009 : 12:37:46 PM
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My favorite was the Pam and Penny series and Nancy Drew, although I did read Trixie Belden. I have all of the Nancy Drew books. I also have some by Betty Cavanna. Also, there is a website for the "malt shop" books as they are called. I will try to look it up and see if I can find it. They have so many of the older books from the '50s and '60s. I also used to have the Cherry Ames books and loved them. I wanted to be a nurse so badly. However, when I joined the military after high school, my mom gave all my books away - including all of my Emilie Loring and Grace Livingston Hill books. Luckily, I have slowly been able to build those back up. The website I keep looking at also has the Cherry Ames series and I'm trying to get those back together.
KayB
Life's a dance you learn as you go |
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rae
MN
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Posted - Jul 02 2009 : 1:12:41 PM
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Kay
Please do share when you find the site. Thank you
Rae
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2009 : 10:01:27 PM
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I love the Trixie Belden books! I have not read all of them but am working on reading them all!!!!
Maggie
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