The secret at Robert's Roost

by Mary M. Tallent · 1988

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Thirteen-year-old Caroline pursues unanswered questions and the rumor of buried treasure at her family home in South Carolina, which has roots in the Civil War and is now in danger of being lost due to failing finances.

Genre
detectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisSouth CarolinaSouth CarolinaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 161 pages

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