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The Secret of the Mansion

by Julie Campbell · 1948

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Trixie's summer is going to be so boring with her two older brothers away at camp. But then a millionaire's daughter moves into the next-door mansion, an old miser hides a fortune in his decrepit house, and a runaway kid starts hiding out in Sleepyside!

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1950s1950sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
nostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 264 pages

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