I think last time we left off saying that Trixie Belden had more continuity than Nancy Drew and the Boxcar Children, but didn't say much overall about Trixie Belden; so here goes.
Trixie Belden was having a lonely summer in her home way out in the countryside because at least two out of her three brothers were away at camp. Out of the blue, some rich new neighbors move in on the next hill over and Trixie finds a new best friend in Honey Wheeler. The two girls somehow run into Jim Frayne, who ran away from his legal guardian and is hiding in the third and last house out in this neck of the woods.
After two books focusing on Jim, Honey's family adopts him and Trixie's brothers Brian and Mart come back home. In later books, Di Lynch and Dan Mangan are added as main characters.
These seven teens banded together to form the Bob-Whites of the Glen club. Together, they solve mysteries and sometimes travel to different places. They don't travel quite as extensively as Nancy Drew, and these kids have the addition of school to keep up with. Unlike the Boxcar Children, the Bob-Whites don't only run into mysteries during summer vacations.
I think Trixie Belden was a lot more realistic, but I probably appreciate that now a lot better than I did as a kid. I remember being annoyed with the characters when they would get into arguments, and being especially annoyed with Trixie for complaining about her chores. Shows what I hypocrite I was, I guess, considering I had fewer chores than her and probably complained more.
Anyways, for a good long while, those three series constituted the majority of my reading experience. I probably read some Judy Moody books, but I never really liked them. I probably also read several American Girl books, mostly the ones involving Kitt Kittrage. Other than that, I would just reread the books I had already read - and reread them again and again!
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