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Camp Club Girls: Bailey by Linda Carlblom Series: Camp Club Girls #6
Published by Barbour Publishing on February 1, 2019
Genres: Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Christian / Mysteries & Detective Stories
Pages: 368
Format: eBook
Source: NetGalley
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GET A CLUE WITH THE CAMP CLUB GIRLS!
Join Bailey and the Camp Club Girls as they embark on a series of clue-filled adventures and crack the case in this entertaining and action-packed 4-in-1 mystery collection.
What's the meaning of the mysterious messages beneath shaggy sheep coats at the Curly Q ranch? The Camp Club Girls are determined to uncover the clues as they investigate a strange string of events. Will the girls discover the whereabouts of eccentric millionaire Marshall Gonzalez?
Why are wild elk running amok in Estes Park? During a stay at the historic Stanley Hotel, Bailey and Kate encounter out-of-control stampedes that put the townsfolk and tourists in danger. Will the Camp Club Girls uncover the reason behind the unusual elk behavior before someone gets hurt?
Are the rumors surrounding a valuable turquoise mine true? When Bailey and Elizabeth travel to a Native American village in New Mexico to help out a distant cousin and her children in their pottery shop during the busy tourist season, mysterious rumors begin to stir. The Camp Club Girls have their suspicions about rightful ownership of the mine, but will they be able to prove it?
Who's responsible for the peril at Mermaid Park? When Bailey and Sydney are invited to spend part of the summer with Bailey’s grandmother in Florida, both girls are fascinated by the local attraction—Mermaid Park. When curious and frightening events begin to take place, will the Camp Club Girls solve the mystery and save the park before time runs out?
Bailey, dear sweet Bailey. The youngest of the Camp Club girls, future starlet with a possible addiction to lip gloss in all the flavors. I finished up her adventures late last night and when I sat down to talk about her today my mind is just fully blank. I have lots of words but they don’t seem to want to fall into an order that makes sense and make their way to this keyboard. I’ve enjoyed my time with all the girls, getting to know their personalities, and tagging along on their adventures. Bailey brings an end, for now, to those adventures, but I feel like it won’t be too long before I’m back with them as I read through their stories with my niece, I mean she is the target audience. But she’s still trying to figure out what kind of reader so wants to be. She wants to be a reader but she also wants to be a crafty mess maker and she’s entering her phone girl era.
I struggled with Bailey. OK, not with Bailey herself as she’s refreshing and at such a fun age where she’s wonderment with dreams and some still childlike qualities. But some of her adventures made me side eye the book a few times. For example: The Stanley Hotel. It’s pretty famous for being haunted, set aside your own beliefs about haunting for a moment. It comes up in the story but then the girls are quick (too quick?) to figure out some of the tricks to make it seem haunted. And hotel staff just went right with them. Or the missing millionaire caper. That one captured my ancient heart and while I won’t give it away I was very disappointed in how the girls handled some of the scenarios that came up. Or the turquois mine. . . again serious concerns about how they handled things there as well. When does it cross from being entertaining to setting up the idea that these young folks are out doing things that aren’t necessarily safe?
At the end of the day I enjoyed Bailey. I loved watching her stage fright her first time on camera for the news and I how she overcame it. I enjoyed getting to know all the girls and their enthusiasm for life, mystery, and Christ. The way faith, and prayer, are woven into the hi-jinks. I would completely let me niece read any of these books but I also feel like there would also be discussion about what is appropriate and what would not be. I never want to let her think she can run around doing some of the things this young ladies did. My ancient heart~
About Linda Carlblom
Linda McQuinn Carlblom is a Christian children’s writer and speaker who has loved kids ever since she was one. She has the uncanny knack of remembering how she felt as a child, which allows her to write with humor and empathy for her readers. Whether writing fiction or nonfiction, she writes with straightforward honesty that kids relate to. Her faith permeates everything she writes without being preachy or judgmental. If she’s not writing for kids, she loves writing to those who impact them most, their parents and teachers. After God, her top three loves are her family, reading, and cheesecake.
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