The New Girl (Young Mandie Mystery #2) - Softcover

Leppard, Lois Gladys

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553486608 ISBN 13: 9780553486605

Publisher: Skylark, 1999

Synopsis

Someone's moved into the old cabin on the hill...Sarah, a girl the same age as Mandie! Mandie can't wait to have a new friend to share things with. But Sarah doesn't seem to want any friends, and Mandie can't understand why. What is Sarah hiding? Mandie's determined to take the first steps toward friendship -- and find out!

About this title

About the Author:

Best known for her Mandie series, Lois Gladys Leppard has written over 30 books for young readers.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5-A cross between "Nancy Drew" and Little House on the Prairie, this second book in the series is weak as a mystery and as historical fiction. Mandie's insatiable curiosity leads her to spy on the new neighbors at the old Conley place. When Faith, the girl she spotted through the window, shows up at school, Mandie tries hard to befriend her, but the newcomer wants nothing to do with her or any of her fellow students. Finding out that Faith and her grandmother, a former teacher disfigured in a fire, are living in poverty, Mandie organizes the rest of the community. Not only do they clean and fix up the rundown home, but they also provide them with livestock and offer the woman a trip to New York to see a specialist. The book ends with directions for making a "friendship bank" to hold notes of encouragement. This title is below-average series fare for younger readers than Leppard's "Mandie" books (Bethany House).
Yapha Nussbaum Mason, Brentwood Lower School, Los Angeles
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About this edition

• Publisher: Skylark
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0553486608
• ISBN 13: 9780553486605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128