"Mandie and the New York Secret" by Lois Gladys Leppard

About this book:

  “Mandie receives a wire from Jonathan telling her he discovered a secret from long ago. They no sooner arrive in New York, than they learn that Jonathan has left!”


Series: Book #36 in “Mandie” series. (To read the reviews of the previous books in this series, click the number to be taken to that review: #1! #2! #3! #4! #5! #6! #7! #8! #9! #10! #11! #12! #13! #14! #15! #16! #17! #18! #19! #20! #21! #22! #23! #24! #25! #26! #27! #28! #29! #30! #31! #32! #33! #34! And #35!) {There also is the “Young Mandie Mystery” series, (Book #1 review Here and Book #2 review Here!) but they do not connect together well.}

Spiritual Content- A few mentions of God; A mention of a blessing.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shut up’, a ‘stupid’, and four ‘shuck’s; Mentions of thieves & stolen items; A few mentions of a woman who was thrown from a horse & died instantly; A couple mentions of gossip.

Sexual Content- A couple Blushes; A couple mentions of Mandie & Joe (possibly) marrying when they’re older; A mention of kissing & making up.

-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 14-15
                                   P.O.V. of Mandie

                                              Set in 1903
                         158 pages (also available in a collection with two other Mandie books.)

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My personal Rating-

While not the most exciting Mandie mystery, it does answer a lingering question about her grandmother! It starts off a bit slow, but it still a good Mandie book!

See y’all on Monday with a new review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.