Mystery Monday: Trixie Belden
The Trixie Belden books were written between 1948 and 1986.
Initially authored by Julie Campbell Tatham, the series was ghost written by at
least eight other people under the name Kathryn Kenney after Tatham gave up
writing. There is much debate over who the ghost writers were, and most folks
feel this mystery will remain unsolved.
Julie Campbell Tatham was a literary agent who proposed the
Belden series when Western Publishing put out the call for authors who could
produce children’s mystery and adventure stories. She had already authored
numerous magazine stories and articles. In addition to the Belden books, she
wrote the Cherry Ames (nurse) and Vickie Barr (stewardess) series.
Published in 1984, The Mystery of the Memorial Day Fire is
the thirty-fifth book in the series, which had a total of thirty-nine books.
Trixie and her friends search for an arsonist who sets fire to a local store
and warehouse during the annual Memorial Day parade. A fun aspect of the book
is the characters’ trip to the library to use “The Reader’s Guide to Periodical
Literature.” Remember those?
Consider a trip down Memory Lane this Memorial Day and pick
up a copy of your favorite children’s book.
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