Phyllis A. Whitney
Hardcover | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 3.88 | 295 Users | 22 Reviews
Describe Appertaining To Books Mystery of the Haunted Pool
| Title | : | Mystery of the Haunted Pool |
| Author | : | Phyllis A. Whitney |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | April 28th 1970 by Westminster John Knox Press (first published 1960) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Young Adult. Childrens |
Explanation During Books Mystery of the Haunted Pool
A pleasant enough mystery from 1960. Susan (who is about 12, not the teenager depicted on the cover) arrives at a small town on the Hudson river, to stay with an aunt, and over the course of the summer, puzzles out a local seafaring family's secret. The story I found unremarkable, although I probably would have enjoyed it had I come across it as a child. What I did like was the local color of the Hudson Highlands setting. The author explains in an afterword that she based her fictional town on Fort Montgomery, which is near Bear Mountain. After reading the book I went on a virtual tour of "Highland Crossing" (thank you google earth), and saw that the "Old Oak," which in the story is an antique store run Susan's aunt, still stands, but now looks like it's a restaurant of the same name. Even better, the literal old oak tree is still there as well. However, the white towered firehouse in a converted school building seems to have bitten the dust. It would be nice to know if the Teague mansion was also based on a real house, but I didn't spot any likely candidates.Details Books Concering Mystery of the Haunted Pool
| Original Title: | Mystery of the Haunted Pool |
| ISBN: | 0664322417 (ISBN13: 9780664322410) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (1961), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award (1963) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Mystery of the Haunted Pool
Ratings: 3.88 From 295 Users | 22 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books Mystery of the Haunted Pool
Like many of the reviewers I first read Ms. Whitney as a young adult and was happy to find this copy and pick it up for some leisurely summer reading. I do take a bit of umbrage at the reviewers who try to paint this book with the social brush of today. Any work is a product of its times and should be judged in that context.To that end this book, which won an Edgar Award for juvenile mystery, is smooth, pleasant read. Ms. Whitney develops her characters well and paints an enchanting setting. ItI LOVE this book! Although it has been a while since I last read the story (in the sixties), I can find myself NOT forgeting the storyline even till this day. I loved how the main character, Susan, held up in the story. The storyline is so solid, I never lost interest in the story. From page 1 till the last, I really enjoyed how reading it, never getting enough!The ending is so cool..... won't tell you how it ended, but I can tell you, you'll love it!Anyway, if you want to talk about the book,
I enjoyed this Phyllis Whitney book. I'm pretty sure I have read this before but I quite enjoyed it. I started buying these books in February and March to read during the shutdown. Now over three weeks in U have read several. Her books have a wonderful sense of place and the kids are fun.
I read this as a young girl and absolutely adored it. It's a fun mystery featuring a creepy house, a clipper ship and a sea captain. Rereading it for fun, I didn't find it as interesting as I did as a young girl. However, this is still a good book. It's a quick read. What I love about Phyllis Whitney is that she transports you to different places. In this case, you're transported to a sea captain's house.
Found this at the local TRANSFER STATION. I picked it up because it looked old - 1960 in fact. As a kid I used to buy a lot of books(boy stuff) from Scholastic Book Services. I tried to get access to their early catalogs(no luck) from the years I was ordering so I could have a trip down memory lane - Casey Jr. High School in Boulder - 1958-60 - seventh and eight grade English classes: Mrs. Robinson and Miss Inman.I can't resist reading this quickie YA book from 50 years ago. It seems so
OK. No great shakes. Got better than the middle part towards the end. Fun, but 3-star at best.
Omygosh! I remember reading this! I did not know it was a Phyllis Whitney. She has been one of my favorite authors since I was in high school. I read this probably around the sixth grade. Bought it through the scholastic books book club and lost it when we moved. I've looked for it to read again but never knew who the author was. Now that I know, I'm going to have to read it again!
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