Children's Mystery Books Project
Nancy Drew - Trixie Belden - Bobbsey Twins - Hardy Boys
Here is a fun project! Remember how much you loved these series as a child? I'd like to share the love of these books with the children at two village libraries in Ghana. And I need your help to do it!
As I find books from these series I will be sending them to the libraries - (they use the same postal address)The title & # of each book will be listed here - so that you will be able to tell at a glance which titles are still missing.
If you'd like to help - please keep an eye out for the missing titles when you are in the 2nd hand book stores, thrift stores & yard sales. If you find one (or more!) - would you please mail it directly to the library?
I am sending mostly the hardcover versions - as these will stand up so much better over time. If you have paperbacks - by all means send those - I'll make a notation that they are paperback in the list below (PB).
When you've sent a book please let me know ~ either by email at: hartbooks at hotmail dot com or a BookCrossing Private Message - so that I can keep this list of books up to date.
The library contact I have (Michael) is quite excited about this project and so are the village librarians!
So - here is the mailing address:
And here are the books that have been sent so far:
| Book # | PB/HC | TITLE | DONOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HC | The Secret of the Old Clock | aliaskris29 |
| #1 | HC | The Secret of the Old Clock | KarenBC |
| #1 | HC | The Secret of the Old Clock | aliaskris29 |
| #1 | PB | Secrets Can Kill | aliaskris29 |
| #2 | HC | The Hidden Staircase | aliaskris29 |
| #2 | HC | The Hidden Staircase | KarenBC |
| #2 | PB | Deadly Intent | aliaskris29 |
| #3 | PB | Murder on Ice | tabby-cat-owner |
| #3 | PB | Murder on Ice | aliaskris29 |
| #3 | HC | The Bungalow Mystery | KarenBC |
| #3 | HC | The Bungalow Mystery | KarenBC |
| #3 | HC | The Bungalow Mystery | AlterEgoZoe |
| #4 | HC | The Mystery at Lilac Inn | AlterEgoZoe |
| #4 | PB | Smile and Say Murder | aliaskris29 |
| #4 | HC | The Mystery at Lilac Inn | aliaskris29 |
| #4 | HC | The Mystery at Lilac Inn | KarenBC |
| #4 | HC | The Secret of the Lilac Inn | Scout-Finch |
| #4 | PB | Smile & Say Murder | solittletime |
| #5 | PB | Hit and Run Holiday | aliaskris29 |
| #5 | HC | The Secret of Shadow Ranch | aliaskris29 |
| #5 | HC | The Secret of Shadow Ranch | AlterEgoZoe |
| #5 | HC | The Secret of Shadow Ranch | aliaskris29 |
| #5 | HC | The Secret of Shadow Ranch | Scout-Finch |
| #5 | HC | The Secret of Shadow Ranch | KarenBC |
| #6 | HC | The Secret of Red Gate Barn | tyvmdear |
| #6 | HC | The Secret of Red Gate Farm | KarenBC |
| #7 | HC | The Clue in the Diary | aliaskris29 |
| #7 | HC | The Clue in the Diary | tyvmdear |
| #8 | HC | Nancy's Mysterious Letter | aliaskris29 |
| #8 | HC | Nancy's Mysterious Letter | vannessave |
| #8 | HC | Nancy's Mysterious Letter | LittleMoo |
| #8 | HC | Nancy's Mysterious Letter | aliaskris29 |
| #9 | HC | The Sign of the Twisted Candles | DrSlump612 |
| #9 | HC | The Sign of the Twisted Candles | vannessave |
| #9 | PB | The Message in the Hollow Oak | Pumpkin-Head |
| #10 | HC | Password to Larkspur Lane | KarenBC |
| #10 | HC | Password to Larkspur Lane | vannessave |
| #11 | HC | The Clue of the Broken Locket | DrSlump612 |
| #11 | HC | The Clue of the Broken Locket | aliaskris29 |
| #11 | HC | The Clue of the Broken Locket | lisabb2 |
| #11 | PB | The Ghost of Blacwood Hall | pumpkin-head |
| #12 | HC | The Message in the Hollow Oak | aliaskris29 |
| #12 | HC | The Message in the Hollow Oak | aliaskris29 |
| #12 | HC | The Message in the Hollow Oak | KarenBC |
| #13 | HC | Mystery of the Ivory Charm | aliaskris29 |
| #13 | HC | The Mystery of the Ivory Charm | LittleMoo |
| #14 | HC | The Whispering Statue | aliaskris29 |
| #14 | HC | The Whispering Statue | vannessave |
| #15 | HC | The Haunted Bridge | aliaskris29 |
| #15 | HC | The Haunted Bridge | LittleMoo |
| #15 | PB | Trial with Fire | aliaskris29 |
| #16 | PB | Never Say Die | aliaskris29 |
| #16 | HC | The Clue of the Tapping Heels | aliaskris29 |
| #16 | HC | The Clue of the Tapping Heels | aliaskris29 |
| #17 | HC | Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk | aliaskris29 |
| #17 | HC | Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk | KarenBC |
| #18 | HC | The Moss-Covered Mansion | aliaskris29 |
| #19 | HC | The Quest of the Missing Map | aliaskris29 |
| #20 | HC | The Clue in the Jewel Box | KarenBC |
| #20 | PB | Pure Poison | tabby-cat-owner |
| #21 | PB | The Clue of the Leaning Chimney | pumpkin-head |
| #22 | HC | The Clue in the Crumbling Wall | aliaskris29 |
| #24 | HC | The Clue in the Old Album | aliaskris29 |
| #24 | HC | The Clue in the Old Album | vannessave |
| #25 | PB | Rich and Dangerous | aliaskris29 |
| #25 | PB | Rich and Dangerous | aliaskris29 |
| #25 | HC | The Ghost of Blackwood Hall | DrSlump612 |
| #26 | PB | Playing with Fire | aliaskris29 |
| #26 | HC | The Clue of the Leaning Chimney | aliaskris29 |
| #27 | HC | The Secret of the Wooden Lady | KarenBC |
| #27 | HC | The Secret of the Wooden Lady | KarenBC |
| #27 | PB | Most Likely to Die | tabby-cat-owner |
| #28 | PB | The Black Widow | aliaskris29 |
| #28 | HC | The Clue of the Black Keys | aliaskris29 |
| #28 | PB | The Black Widow | aliaskris29 |
| #28 | PB | The Black Widow | tabby-cat-owner |
| #29 | HC | Mystery of the Ski Jump | tyvmdear |
| #29 | PB | Pure Poison | aliaskris29 |
| #33 | HC | The Witch Tree Symbol | aliaskris29 |
| #32 | PB | High Marks for Malice | aliaskris29 |
| #33 | HC | The Witch Tree Symbol | KarenBC |
| #33 | HC | The Witch Tree Symbol | vannessave |
| #33 | PB | Danger in Disguise | aliaskris29 |
| #34 | PB | The Vanishing Act | aliaskris29 |
| #34 | HC | The Hidden Window Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #34 | HC | The Hidden Window Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #34 | HC | The Hidden Window Mystery | KarenBC |
| #35 | HC | The Haunted Showboat | KarenBC |
| #35 | HC | The Haunted Showboat | KarenBC |
| #36 | HC | The Secret of the Gold Pavillion | KarenBC |
| #37 | HC | The Clue in the Old Stagecoach | aliaskris29 |
| #38 | HC | The Mystery of the Firedragon | aliaskris29 |
| #39 | HC | The Clue of the Dancing Puppet | aliaskris29 |
| #39 | HC | The Clue of the Dancing Puppet | KarenBC |
| #40 | HC | The Moonstone Castle Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #40 | PB | Shadow of a Doubt | aliaskris29 |
| #41 | HC | The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes | aliaskris29 |
| #42 | HC | The Phantom of Pine Hill | aliaskris29 |
| #42 | ? | Mystery of Crocodile Island | pumpkin-head |
| #43 | HC | The Mystery of the 99 Steps | KarenBC |
| #43 | HC | The Mystery of the 99 Steps | aliaskris29 |
| #43 | ? | The Secret of Red Gate Farm | pumpkin-head |
| #44 | PB | Scent of Danger | aliaskris29 |
| #44 | PB | Scent of Danger | aliaskris29 |
| #44 | HC | The Clue in the Crossword Cipher | vannessave |
| #45 | HC | The Spider Sapphire Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #46 | HC | The Invisible Intruder | KarenBC |
| #46 | HC | The Invisible Intruder | aliaskris29 |
| #47 | HC | The Mysterious Mannequin | KarenBC |
| #48 | HC | The Crooked Banister | LittleMoo |
| #49 | HC | The Secret of Mirror Bay | tyvmdear |
| #49 | HC | The Secret of Mirror Bay | DrSlump612 |
| #50 | HC | The Double Jinx Mystery | tyvmdear |
| #50 | HC | The Double Jinx Mystery | vannessave |
| #50 | HC | The Double Jinx Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #51 | HC | Mystery of the Glowing Eye | aliaskris29 |
| #51 | HC | Mystery of the Glowing Eye | LittleMoo |
| #51 | PB | A Model Crime | aliaskris29 |
| #52 | HC | The Secret of the Forgotten City | aliaskris29 |
| #52 | HC | The Secret of the Forgotten City | KarenBC |
| #53 | HC | The Sky Phantom | vannessave |
| #54 | HC | The Strange Message in the Parchment | vannessave |
| #56 | HC | The Thirteenth Pearl | KarenBC |
| #56 | HC | The Thirteenth Pearl | KarenBC |
| #56 | HC | The Thirteenth Pearl | AlterEgoZoe |
| #58 | PB | Hot Pursuit | aliaskris29 |
| #64 | PB | The Eulusive Heiress | Pumpkin-Head |
| #64 | PB | The Wrong Track | aliaskris29 |
| #65 | PB | Silver Cobweb | pumpkin-head |
| #72 | PB | Double Horror of Fenley Place | tabby-cat-owner |
| #72 | PB | Swiss Secrets | solittletime |
| #79 | PB | Double Horror of Fenley Place | solittletime |
| #83 | PB | Diamond Deceit | aliaskris29 |
| #85 | PB | Sea of Suspicion | aliaskris29 |
| #85 | PB | Secret of Shady Glen | solittletime |
| #87 | PB | Moving Target | aliaskris29 |
| #89 | PB | Designs in Crime | aliaskris29 |
| #89 | PB | Designs in Crime | aliaskris29 |
| #89 | PB | Case of the Disappearing DeeJay | KarenBC |
| #90 | PB | Puzzle at Pineview School | KarenBC |
| #103 | PB | The Stranger in the Shadows | tabby-cat-owner |
| #105 | PB | Clue in the Antique Trunk | solittletime |
| #112 | PB | Crime in the Queen's Court | tabby-cat-owner |
| #114 | PB | Rehearsing for Romance | aliaskris29 |
| #122 | PB | Message in the Haunted Mansion | solittletime |
| #129 | PB | Babysitter Burglaries | solittletime |
| #132 | PB | The Fox Hunt Mystery | tabby-cat-owner |
| #147 | PB | Case of the Captured Queen | solittletime |
HARDY BOYS
| Book # | PB/HC | TITLE | DONOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HC | The Tower Treasure | aliaskris29 |
| #1 | HC | The Tower Treasure | LittleMoo |
| #1 | HC | The Tower Treasure | tabby-cat-owner |
| #1 | HC | The Tower Treasure | NeedSun |
| #2 | HC | The House on the Cliff | LittleMoo |
| #2 | HC | The House on the Cliff | NeedSun |
| #2 | PB | The Artic Patrol Mystery | pumpkin-head |
| #2 | HC | The House on the Cliff | KarenBC |
| #3 | HC | The Secret of the Old Mill | aliaskris29 |
| #3 | HC | The Secret of the Old Mill | NeedSun |
| #3 | HC | The Secret of the Old Mill | DrSlump612 |
| #3 | HC | The Secret of the Old Mill | LittleMoo |
| #4 | HC | The Missing Chums | NeedSun |
| #4 | -- | The Missing Chums | aliaskris29 |
| #4 | HC | The Missing Chums | LittleMoo |
| #5 | HC | The Hunting for Hidden Gold | aliaskris29 |
| #5 | HC | Hunting for Hidden Gold | LittleMoo |
| #5 | HC | Hunting for Hidden Gold | NeedSun |
| #5 | PB | Mystery of the Disappearing Floor | pumpkin-head |
| #6 | HC | The Shore Road Mystery | LittleMoo |
| #6 | HC | The Shore Road Mystery | KarenBC |
| #8 | HC | The Mystery of Cabin Island | DrSlump612 |
| #8 | PB | Mystery of the Spiral Bridge | pumpkin-head |
| #11 | HC | While the Clock Ticked | aliaskris29 |
| #11 | HC | While the Clock Ticked | DrSlump612 |
| #13 | HC | The Mark on the Door | DrSlump612 |
| #13 | HC | The Mark on the Door | KarenBC |
| #14 | HC | The Hidden Harbor Mystery | KarenBC |
| #14 | HC | The Hidden Harbor Mystery | KarenBC |
| #15 | HC | The Sinister Signpost | KarenBC |
| #16 | HC | A Figure in Hiding | KarenBC |
| #18 | HC | The Twisted Claw | KarenBC |
| #18 | HC | The Twisted Claw | KarenBC |
| #19 | HC | The Disappearing Floor | DrSlump612 |
| #19 | HC | The Disappearing Floor | KarenBC |
| #20 | HC | Mystery of the Flying Express | DrSlump612 |
| #20 | HC | Mystery of the Flying Express | KarenBC |
| #21 | HC | The Clue of the Broken Blade | KarenBC |
| #22 | HC | The Flickering Torch Mystery | DrSlump612 |
| #22 | HC | The Flickering Torch Mystery | LittleMoo |
| #23 | PB | The Crisscross Shadow | pumpkin-head |
| #24 | -- | The Short Wave Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #24 | HC | The Short Wave Mystery | KarenBC |
| #27 | HC | The Secret of Skull Mountain | DrSlump612 |
| #31 | HC | The Secret of Wildcat Swamp | |
| #34 | HC | Hooded Hawk Mystery | KarenBC |
| #36 | HC | Secret of Pirate's Hill | KarenBC |
| #36 | HC | The Secret of Pirate's Hill | DrSlump612 |
| #36 | HC | The Secret of Pirate's Hill | aliaskris29 |
| #39 | HC | The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | DrSlump612 |
| #41 | HC | The Clue of the Screeching Owl | DrSlump612 |
| #41 | HC | The Clue of the Screeching Owl | KarenBC |
| #41 | PB | Highway Robbery | tabby-cat-owner |
| #44 | HC | The Haunted Fort | KarenBC |
| #46 | HC | Secret Agent on Flight 101 | KarenBC |
| #48 | HC | The Artic Patrol Mystery | DrSlump612 |
| #49 | PB | Dirty Deeds | tabby-cat-owner |
| #50 | HC | Danger on Vampire Trail | KarenBC |
| #51 | HC | Masked Monkey | KarenBC |
| #52 | HC | The Shattered Helmet | KarenBC |
| #53 | HC | The Clue of the Hissing Serpent | KarenBC |
| #53 | HC | The Clue of the Hissing Serpent | DrSlump612 |
| #54 | HC | The Mysterious Caravan | aliaskris29 |
| #54 | HC | The Mysterious Caravan | KarenBC |
| #55 | HC | The Witchmaster’s Key | KarenBC |
| #55 | HC | The Witchmaster's Key | aliaskris29 |
| #56 | HC | The Jungle Pyramid | aliaskris29 |
| #59 | PB | Night of the Werewolf | tabby-cat-owner |
| #60 | PB | Mystery of the Samurai Sword | tabby-cat-owner |
| #66 | HC | The Vanishing Thieves | vannessave |
| #148 | PB | The Ice Cold Case | aliaskris29 |
| #152 | PB | Danger in the Extreme | pumpkin-head |
| #156 | PB | Will to Survive | solittletime |
| #1990 | HC | Detective Handbook | KarenBC |
| -- | PB | Track of the Zombie | DrSlump612 |
| -- | PB | The Mummy Case | DrSlump612 |
FRANK AND JOE HARDY: THE CLUES BROTHERS
| Book # | PB/HC | TITLE | DONOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | PB | Abracadabra Case | solittletime |
| - | PB | Doggone Detective | solittletime |
| No # | HC | The Great Airport Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| No # | HC | The Secret of Skull Mountain | aliaskris29 |
| No # | HC | The Missing Chums -2 copies) | aliaskris29 |
| No # | HC | The Yellow Feath Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| No # | HC | The Secret Warning | aliaskris29 |
| No # | HC | The Disappearing Floor | aliaskris29 |
| No # | HC | aliaskris29 | |
| No # | HC | The House on the Cliff | aliaskris29 |
THE HARDY BOYS 3 in 1 in Paperback
Viking Symbol Mystery/Mystery of the Chinese Junk/Mystery at Devil's Paw - aliaskris29
NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS SUPER MYSTERIES:
| Book # | PB/HC | TITLE | DONOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| -- | PB | Out of Control | solittletime |
| #114 | PB | The Seach for the Silver Persian | aliaskris29 |
THE BOBBSEY TWINS
| BOOK# | TITLE | DONOR |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Adventure in the Country | aliaskris29 |
| #6 | The Campfire Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #10 | The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island | aliaskris29 |
| #14 | Cedar Camp Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #15 | County Fair Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #18 | The Play House Secret | aliaskris29 |
| #19 | The Four-Leaf Clover Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #25 | The Circus Surprise | aliaskris29 |
| #25 | The Circus Surprise | aliaskris29 |
| #55 | The Goldfish Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #56 | The Big River Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #62 | The Doodlebug Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #63 | The Talking Fox Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #63 | The Talking Fox Mystery | KarenBC |
| #64 | The Red White & Blue Mystery | aliaskris29 |
TRIXIE BELDEN
| BOOK# | TITLE | DONOR |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Secret of the Mansion | aliaskris29 |
| #1 | Secret of the Mansion | aliaskris29 |
| #2 | Red Trailer Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #2 | Red Trailer Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #3 | The Gatehouse Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #4 | The Mysterious Visitor | aliaskris29 |
| #5 | Mystery off Glen Road | aliaskris29 |
| #5 | Mystery off Glen Road | aliaskris29 |
| #6 | Mystery in Arizona | aliaskris29 |
| #6 | Mystery in Arizona | aliaskris29 |
| #7 | Mysterious Code | aliaskris29 |
| #8 | The Black Jacket Mystery | aliaskris29 |
| #15 | The Mystery of the Mississippi | aliaskris29 |
*It seems that there are 2 series of books, the originals, and then paperback "Casefiles" - the Casefile stories are also numbered. Until I come up with a better system to differentiate the 2 - they will be listed in with the original books above. So that's why you'll see 2 books wth the same number but different titles.
*October 2006 - Received a wonderful letter from Lucas, the librarian at the Sumbrungu Library - our books are arriving! He says that the library users have been making good use of them. They also invite us to come to Ghana if we can, and help with their storytelling hour and other library activities.
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